Wednesday 22nd June 2016 – 5.53pm – Murray MacGregor.
An elderly woman has suffered potentially serious crush injuries after being caught between a car and a bus.
The incident happened on Castle Road West in Oldbury at about 10.00am this morning (Wednesday).
An ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and a senior paramedic officer were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The woman was standing next to the car when the collision happened.
“She suffered a suspected fractured pelvis in the crash that left the car with damage down the (passenger) nearside.
“Ambulance staff immobilised the woman, who was in her 70s, with a neck collar, spinal board and pelvic binder before taking her to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
“The man driving the bus was uninjured as were the passengers on board.”
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