Woman and child injured in Birmingham RTC

A woman and child have been seriously injured following a road traffic collision in Kings Heath, Birmingham this morning.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the High Street at 8.51am. A MERIT trauma doctor arrived on scene within 9 minutes followed by two ambulances, two paramedic officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival, crews discovered two pedestrians and a vehicle had been involved in a collision.

“Medical staff immediately began administering advanced trauma care to the first patient, a child, before conveying him via land ambulance to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further treatment.

“The second patient, a woman, was treated by ambulance staff for serious injuries and conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment.”