Jamie Arrowsmith – Friday 1st November 2019 – 8.05am.
Two men, including one with serious injuries, have received treatment from ambulance staff and been conveyed to hospital following a collision on the M6 in the early hours of this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a four-vehicle collision between junctions five and six on the northbound carriageway at 4.37am. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Upon arrival, crews discovered two patients, both men.
“One of them was out of his vehicle and receiving treatment from the police on our arrival.
“Ambulance staff quickly discovered he was in a serious condition and administered specialist trauma care at the scene before transporting the man to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on blue lights and sirens.
“The second patient was assisted out of his car by ambulance staff. He was treated for injuries not believed to be serious and taken to Heartlands Hospital under normal road conditions.
“The motorway remains closed between junctions four and six following the collision and is expected to do so until approximately midday.”
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