Three people left seriously injured after two-car crash in Tipton

Three people were left seriously injured and rushed to hospital following a two-car road traffic collision in the Black Country.

West Midlands Ambulance Service received multiple 999 calls reporting a two-car collision on Sedgley Road West in Tipton at around 8.30pm on Monday.

Four ambulance crews, HART paramedics, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma team and a critical care paramedic responded to the scene.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “WMAS arrived to find a serious RTC which had resulted in one car ending up on its roof.

“It was clear that four patients required immediate treatment with three in a serious condition.

“A woman was in a critical condition and received advanced trauma care by the team of medics to stabilise her condition on scene.

“The woman was conveyed by ambulance on blue lights and sirens to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for emergency care.

“Two men sustained multiple serious injuries and needed trauma care from ambulance staff.

“Both were taken to the same hospital for further treatment.

“A third man sustained less serious injuries and was assessed and treated on scene before being conveyed to Russells Hall Hospital.”