Two injured as car crashes down Walsall railway embankment and smashes into tree
Two people have been injured - one seriously - after the car they were in crashed through a large metal fence, went down a railway embankment and smashed into a tree.
The crash happened at the end of the railway bridge on Wednesbury Road in Walsall at 2.30am this morning.
Murray MacGregor, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman, said: "On arrival, crews found a car that had suffered very significant damage, especially to the passenger side.
"Both occupants, who were estimated to be in their 30s, had managed to get out, though the woman, who was the front seat passenger, had a reduced level of consciousness.
"The woman had a nasty laceration to her face and a leg injury. After treatment at the scene, she was taken to the Major Trauma Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with the doctor travelling with the crew. She was expected to need surgery for the facial injury.
"The man driving was less serious. He was complaining of back pain and was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital. Both patients were immobilised using neck collars and spinal boards."
West Midlands Police described the head injury suffered by the female passenger as 'serious'.
Wednesbury Road is currently closed between Regal Drive and Bescot Crescent due to the crash.
