Sunday 24th May 2015 – 6.30pm – Steve Parry.
Four patients have been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Perry Barr this afternoon.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the junction of College Road and Aldridge Road, Perry Barr at just before 4.45pm.
Four ambulances together with a paramedic support officer in a rapid response vehicle attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Ambulance crews responded to a road traffic collision involving two cars in Perry Barr this afternoon.
“A man in his seventies was treated for facial and chest injuries. He was immobilised with the use of a neck collar and orthopaedic stretcher before being taken to Sandwell General Hospital
“Three people travelling in the second car involved were also treated at the scene by ambulance crews. A woman in her sixties received chest and arm injuries. She was immobilised before being taken to the City Hospital.
“A man in his fifties and travelling as a front seat passenger received abdominal injuries. He was also conveyed to the City Hospital.
“A man in his twenties was treated for neck pain and taken to Good Hope Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”
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