Police update on 'deliberate' West Bromwich e-bike crash after teenagers left with 'potentially life-changing injuries'
Enquiries into an e-bike crash that left two teenagers with serious injuries are continuing, police have confirmed.
Two teenagers were left with 'potentially life-changing' injuries following a crash near a school in West Bromwich on Tuesday, March 3, which is believed to have been caused deliberately.
West Midlands Police launched an investigation shortly after the youngsters were knocked off an electric bike in Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich.
Emergency services were called to the lane, near Phoenix Collegiate, at around 4.30pm. Two teenagers, both male, aged 18 and 16, were confirmed to be the rider and passenger of the bike, and were left with injuries that were described as 'potentially life-changing'.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police confirmed on Monday, March 9 that enquiries into the crash remain 'ongoing.'
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 4.25pm on Tuesday to a road traffic collision involving a car and a bike on Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich. Two ambulances and a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic attended the scene.
"Upon arrival, we found two male patients who were the driver and passenger on the bike.
"Both were assessed by ambulance staff and had sustained serious injuries. They received advanced trauma care at the scene before being conveyed to the hospital for further treatment. No further patients required treatment."
