Wednesday 28th October – 9.20am
Five people have been treated and taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision on the M5 this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the northbound carriageway, near to junction one in West Bromwich, at 4.29am, and sent three ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic and a HART paramedic to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival, crews discovered a car and truck that had been involved in a collision.
“There were five patients in total, all of whom were men.
“One of the men was treated for potentially serious injuries before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
“The remaining four patients were treated for injuries not believed to be serious and taken to Walsall Manor Hospital for further assessment.”
ENDS.