A man has sadly died following a road traffic collision in Dudley last night (Thursday 26th January).
West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to reports of a collision involving two pedestrians on Tipton Road in Woodsetton at 8.35pm.
Two ambulances, two paramedic officers, the Critical Care Car from The Air Ambulance Service in Strensham, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands spokeswoman said: “When ambulance staff arrived, they found two patients, a man and a woman, had been involved in a collision with a car.
“The man was found to be in a critical condition and was already receiving medical assistance from a bystander.
“Ambulance crews worked quickly to provide advanced life support but sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, it became clear that nothing more could be done to save him, and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
“The woman was treated for serious injuries by ambulance staff before being conveyed on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for further treatment.”
Claire Brown – Wednesday 25th January 2023 – 8.20am.
A man and a woman have sadly died in a road traffic collision in Ludlow yesterday.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 11.22am yesterday morning (Tuesday) to reports of a collision involving a car and a lorry on the A49. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a Mercia Accident Rescue Service (MARS) BASICS doctor attended the scene. The Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham was also responded to the case but was unable to land safely on scene due to inclement weather.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When ambulance staff arrived at the scene they found a lorry and a car which had been involved in a serious collision. Nothing could be done to save the two occupants in the car, a man and a woman, and sadly both were confirmed deceased a short time later. The lorry driver was uninjured.”
A woman has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after an RTC on the M6 in Coventry this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a collision involving two cars just before Junction 2 of the M6 Southbound in Coventry at 8.20am.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We sent four ambulances, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance to the scene.
“On arrival, crews discovered a total of four patients.
“The driver of the first car, a woman, was in a critical condition. Fire colleagues worked to remove her from the vehicle and ambulance crews provided advanced trauma care before conveying her to University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire for more treatment with a doctor travelling on board to provide continued care en route.
“The passenger of the same car, a teenager, was treated by ambulance staff for serious injuries before she was taken by land ambulance to the same hospital for further treatment.
“Of the two other patients, one was assessed by ambulance staff but did not require treatment and the second did not wish to be assessed. Both were discharged at the scene.”
Claire Brown – Wednesday 18th January 2023 – 9.15am.
A man has received advanced trauma care by ambulance staff following a road traffic collision in Tamworth this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the junction of the A5 and Danny Morson Way in Dordon at 5.45am (Wednesday). Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find a cyclist, a man, who had been involved in a collision with a car. Upon assessment he was found to have sustained serious injuries and received advanced trauma care on scene to stabilise his condition before he was conveyed on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further emergency care.”
A man has died after a car crashed into a tree in Shifnal this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the incident on the B4379 near Sheriffhales by the fire service at 7.24am.
Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care Car from Cosford were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When ambulance staff arrived, they found a car that had crashed into a tree and one patient, a man, who was the driver.
“He was found to be in a critical condition and was already receiving medical assistance from emergency service colleagues.
“Ambulance crews worked quickly to provide advanced life support but sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, it became clear that nothing more could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene.”
A man has died following a two-car RTC in Telford yesterday afternoon.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a two-car RTC near to the junction of Woodford Green and the B5063 in Shawbirch 4.08pm (Tuesday) and sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford and a Community First Responder to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival crews discovered two male patients, the drivers of each car.
“Sadly, it quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save one man and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
“The second man was assessed for minor injuries and discharged at the scene.”
A total of 12 people were treated at the scene and taken to hospital after a coach crashed into a motorway bridge on the M6 last night.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the northbound carriageway, near to junction 2, at 9.42pm and sent multiple resources to the scene including six ambulances, four paramedic officers, the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team, a MERIT trauma doctor, a BASICS doctor and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance Critical Care Car.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival crews discovered multiple patients, including a man who was a passenger on the coach, in a serious condition.
“He received specialist trauma care at the scene before being taken on blue lights to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.
“The driver of the coach, a man, had to be freed with assistance from the fire service whilst receiving treatment by medics, a process which took approximately two hours. He, together with a third man, who was a passenger, were both treated for potentially serious injuries before being taken to the same hospital.
“A further nine patients from the coach were treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to George Eliot and Warwick Hospitals.
“A number of other passengers on the coach were assessed and discharged at the scene.”
A teenager has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a collision in Newcastle-under-Lyme this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the RTC involving a van and a pedestrian off Red Lion Square in Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme at 8.14am and sent an ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival, crews discovered a pedestrian and a van had been involved in a collision.
“The pedestrian, a teenage girl, was treated for serious injuries before being taken by air ambulance to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital for further treatment.
The public of the West Midlands are being given an assurance that, on Wednesday (11th January), the ambulance service will continue to respond to incidents where this is a threat to life on Wednesday, despite strike action by one of our unions.
Murray MacGregor – Tuesday 3rd January 2023 – 11.35am.
The New Year period proved to be one of the busiest on record for the 111 service, but one of the quietest for 999.
Over the period 31st December to 2nd January, the Trust took 16,694 call to the 111 service, up 78.5% on the previous year.
For the same period, the 999 service say 15.1% fall in emergency calls, taking 13,113 calls.
It was a similar picture on New Years Eve with the quietest year since the Trust was set up. In total, between 6.00pm on the 31st and 6.00am on the 1st, the Trust took 1,710 call, compared to 3,002 the previous year, the busiest ever.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “I would like to start by thanking the hundreds of staff who worked over this period, many giving up time with their family and friends to work additional shifts. It’s not just those on the road, but also the team in our control rooms and also the staff who support these colleagues in areas such as vehicle preparation, mechanics, stores, distribution and IT; it is a real team effort.
“I would also like to thank the public for heeding our requests that they use services such as 111 on line (www.111.nhs.uk) , speaking to a pharmacist or their GP and only using the 999 service is a patient is critically unwell or there is a risk to life.
“This has been an incredibly challenging period for all parts of the NHS. The ambulance service relies on each part of the health and social care system working together so that our ambulances can get to patients in the community quickly. Sadly, the pressures we are seeing in health and social care lead to long hospital handover delays with our crews left caring for patients that need admitting to hospital rather than responding to the next call. The result is that our crews are delayed reaching patients.
“We are working incredibly hard with all of our NHS and social care partners to prevent these delays, looking at new ways to safely hand over patients quickly so that our crews can respond more rapidly and save more lives.”
Shaunna Farley – Tuesday 3rd January 2023 – 8.35am.
One person has died and two people have been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Winkhill last night.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the incident involving two cars on Ashbourne Road, Winkhill at 06.39pm and sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a BASICS emergency doctor and the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care Car from Tatenhill to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival crews discovered three patients from the two cars.
“The driver of the first car was extricated from the vehicle by the fire service. He was assessed by ambulance staff and was in a critical condition.
“Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of ambulance staff, it became clear that nothing more could be done to save him and he was confirmed deceased.
“The two occupants of the second car, a woman and a teenage girl, were assessed by ambulance staff and had sustained non-life threatening injuries.
“They received treatment from ambulance staff at the scene before being conveyed to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further assessment.”
