Tuesday 14th June 2016 – 4.05pm – Jamie Arrowsmith.
A pedestrian has been treated for a serious head injury by ambulance staff after being involved in a collision with a car this afternoon
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Kidsgrove Road in Goldenhill at 1.35pm and sent an ambulance, a rapid response paramedic, a paramedic officer and a BASICS doctor to the scene
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find the patient, a woman thought to be in her 60s, lying in the road following the collision.
“The woman, who remained conscious throughout, was treated for a serious head injury and a leg injury.
“She was immobilised with the use of a neck collar and spinal board and given pain relief before being transported to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
“The doctor travelled with the patient to continue treatment en-route but thankfully the woman’s injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
“The driver of the car, a woman, was uninjured in the incident but treated at the scene for the effects of shock.”
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