Woman and man hit by car in Birmingham
A woman suffered serious injuries and man was also injured after they were hit by a car in Birmingham.
The collision took place shortly before 8pm last night on Berkeley Road East, Hay Mills. Both the woman and man were pedestrians.
The car also crashed into parked cars on the road and the driver was taken to hospital.
West Midlands Ambulance Service received multiple 999 calls and sent three ambulances, two paramedic officers and a MERIT trauma doctor to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Ambulance staff arrived to find two pedestrians who had been involved in a collision with a car which had also collided with parked cars.
“One pedestrian, a woman, sustained serious injuries which required trauma care at the roadside. Once stabilised, she was taken on blue lights and sirens to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further emergency treatment.
“A second pedestrian, a man, was given treatment on scene for less serious injuries before being taken to Heartlands Hospital.
“The driver of the car, a man, suffered relatively minor injuries and was taken to hospital as a precaution for further checks.”
