Air ambulance called as boy struck by car in Wolverhampton suffers 'serious injuries'

A boy has been seriously injured after being struck by a car on a busy Wolverhampton road.

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An air ambulance was called to the collision on Penn Road at 3.26pm on Monday.

A boy, who was riding a bike, was struck by a car and left with "serious injuries".

He was taken to hospital to receive "further emergency care", a spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed.

The spokeswoman said: "We were called at 3.26pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a cyclist on Penn Road, Wolverhampton.

The boy was struck by a car on Penn Road, Wolverhampton. Photo: Google
The boy was struck by a car on Penn Road, Wolverhampton. Photo: Google

"An ambulance, two paramedic officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford attended the scene.

"The cyclist, a boy, received trauma care on scene for serious injuries before being conveyed by land ambulance to New Cross Hospital for further emergency care."