Jamie Arrowsmith – Thursday 23rd January 2020 – 9.45am.
A man has died following a collision between a van and a pedestrian this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the junction of Ridgeway Avenue and Hagley Road West at 6.06am and sent one ambulance, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to discover a man, who was the pedestrian, with multiple serious injuries following the collision.
“Ambulance staff performed specialist trauma care and administered advanced life support at the scene.
“However, despite their best efforts, it sadly became apparent nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
“The van driver, a man, was uninjured in the incident.”
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