Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with car in Gornal
A motorcyclist was left seriously injured after colliding with a car on a busy road junction.
The area around Corncrake Road and Milking Bank in Gornal was closed off on Tuesday afternoon after the collision, which happened around 4.30pm.
Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, the WMAS critical care car, a MERIT trauma doctor and a critical care paramedic attended the scene along with West Midlands Police and found the motorcyclist and the driver of the car.
The male motorcyclist was assessed for what were found to be serious injuries and received advanced trauma care at the scene before being taken to hospital for further treatment.
The female driver of the car was assessed for injuries which were not believed to be serious and was taken to Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley for further treatment.
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 4.31pm to a road traffic collision involving a car and a motorbike at the junction of Corncrake Road and Milking Bank in Gornal, Dudley.
"Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, the WMAS Critical Care Car and a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic attended the scene.
"Upon arrival, we found two patients who were the driver of the car and the motorcyclist.
"The motorcyclist was assessed and had sustained serious injuries.
"He received advanced trauma care at the scene before being conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment.
"The driver of the car had sustained injuries not believed to be serious.
"She received treatment at the scene before being conveyed to Russells Hall Hospital for further treatment.”