Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by car in Birmingham

A man is being treated for serious injuries after being hit by a car in Birmingham last night.

Author: Molly HookingsPublished 15th Jul 2024

A man has been seriously injured in a road traffic collision in Birmingham last night.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 11.06pm to the junction of Gibson Road and Handsworth Wood Road, Handsworth to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and a car. Two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma team and an ambulance attended the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Ambulance staff arrived to find a pedestrian, a man, in a serious condition following the collision. The team worked to administer trauma care to the man before he was conveyed on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for onward trauma care.”

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