Murray MacGregor – Monday 24th February 2020 – 11.45am.
An elderly pedestrian received advanced clinical care at the scene of a serious road traffic collision last night before being taken to a major trauma centre.
The incident happened at the junction of Crankhall Lane and William Green Road in Wednesbury at just before 6.15pm on Sunday evening.
An ambulance, a paramedic office and the West Midlands Care Team, with a doctor on board, were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival, ambulance staff found a man in his 70s who had suffered multiple serious injuries after he was in collision with a car.
“He received extensive treatment at the scene before he was taken on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with a police escort. En-route, the ambulance crew rendezvoused with a second BASICS doctor due to the serious nature of the injuries.
“There were no other patients.”
