Woman taken to hospital after suffering 'medical episode' in car near Great Bridge

The woman driver was taken to hospital after colliding near a roundabout.

A collision at a roundabout near a Sandwell town saw a woman taken to hospital after suffering what was believed to be a medical episode.

The collision happened on Brickhouse Lane in Great Bridge on Sunday, with a crew from West Midlands Ambulance Service called to the scene.

They found a woman behind the wheel and treated her for injuries not believed to be serious before taking her to hospital.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a one car RTC on Brickhouse Lane, Great Bridge in Tipton at 4.16pm, yesterday (Sunday, July 12), and sent an ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene.

"On arrival, crews found a woman, who is thought to have suffered a medical episode at the wheel.

"Crews treated her for injuries not believed to be serious and conveyed her to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital."

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