Four taken to hospital after Great Barr crash - including woman with 'potentially serious' injuries

Four people were taken to hospital, including a woman with ‘potentially serious’ injuries after a late-night collision on a Sandwell road.

West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to reports of the collision at the junction of Birmingham Road and the A34 in Great Barr on Wednesday evening.

Three ambulances were dispatched to the scene and found five people among the two cars.

Paramedics treated a woman who had been the driver of one of the cars for what were described as potential serious injuries before taking her to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, while two other people in the car were taken to Walsall Manor Hospital for further assessment.

A woman in the other car was also taken to Midland Metropolitan Hospital, while a teenage girl was discharged at the scene.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called shortly after 11pm on Wednesday to a road traffic collision involving two cars at the junction of Birmingham Road and the A34 in Great Barr.

“Three ambulances and a paramedic officer attended the scene and, upon arrival, we found five patients.

“The driver of the first car, a woman was assessed and had sustained potentially serious injuries.

“She received treatment at the scene before being conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital under emergency conditions for further treatment.

“A man and a child who were passengers in the car were assessed and had sustained injuries not believed to be serious.

“They were conveyed to Walsall Manor Hospital for further assessment.

“A woman and a teenage girl who were passengers in the second car were assessed by ambulance staff and had sustained injuries not believed to be serious.

“The woman was conveyed to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital for further assessment and the teenage girl was given self care advice before being discharged at the scene.”

West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service have been contacted for a comment.