Motorcyclist taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after West Bromwich crash
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with "life-threatening" injuries after a crash in the Black Country.
Emergency services were called to reports of a motorbike hitting a parked lorry on Richmond Street, in West Bromwich, at around around 11.55pm on Tuesday.
The male motorcyclist, aged 33 years old, was taken to Sandwell General Hospital for further treatment. The 39-year-old lorry driver was uninjured.
West Midlands Police has launched an investigation into the collision and is asking for any witnesses to come forward – particularly those who saw a Kymo Hipster black and silver motorcycle before the collision.
A spokesman for the force said: "We are investigating a collision on Richmond Street, West Bromwich, which happened just before midnight on Tuesday night.
"It is understood a motorbike collided with a parked HGV. The 33-year-old bike rider suffered life-threatening injuries and remains in hospital.
"The 39-year-old HGV driver was unharmed.
"We are urging witnesses to come forward who saw the collision or recall the bike – a Kymco Hipster black and silver motorcycle – in the area or on Black Country New Road beforehand."
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a collision between a scooter and a lorry on Richmond Street, West Bromwich at 11.53pm on Tuesday.
"One ambulance, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor attended the scene.
"On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who was the scooter rider. He was treated for potentially serious injuries before being taken to Sandwell Hospital for further treatment."
Anyone with information can call West Midlands Police on 101, quoting incident number 4457 of July 6.
