Ambulance service releases update on crash near Wolverhampton city centre
The Midlands Air Ambulance was scrambled to the scene of a collision near Wolverhampton’s St Mark’s Road
A man was seriously injured after he struck by a car in Wolverhampton.
The Midlands Air Ambulance was scrambled to Chapel Ash after reports of a crash at the island off the ring road on Sunday afternoon.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Chapel Ash Island, in Wolverhampton, at 3.47pm yesterday (Sunday).
“An ambulance, paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance responded.
“The crews assessed and treated a man, who was the pedestrian, for potentially serious injuries before conveying him to New Cross Hospital by land ambulance.”
Chapel Ash near Merridale was closed to traffic travelling in the direction of Compton and Tettenhall for several hours afterwards and a black car could be seen inside the police cordon.
Motorists were diverted from the scene via St Mark’s Road and Clifton Street until the road reopened at around 8pm.
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