Elena Lewis – Thursday 3rd July – 09.37am
Ten men have been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision last night (2nd July) in Hall Green, Birmingham.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 11.55pm to the A34 following a collision between a minibus and a car. Six ambulances, three paramedic officers, our Hazardous Area Response Team, a BASICS emergency doctor and a MERIT trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival, crews found a man, a passenger in the minibus, in a potentially life-threatening condition. They immediately began administering specialist trauma care before conveying him under emergency driving conditions to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
“Two other men, both passengers in the minibus, were treated for potentially serious injuries and conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
“Three men, who were also passengers in the minibus, were treated for injuries not believed to be serious and conveyed to Midland Metropolitan University Hospital for further treatment.
“A further four men, including the driver of the minibus, were treated for injuries not believed to be serious, and conveyed to Heartlands Hospital.”