Girl taken to hospital after collision with car
A girl has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being hit by a car in the West Midlands.
The collision took place on Church Road, in Erdington, West Midlands, at around 3.26pm on Tuesday.
Paramedics treated the girl at the scene before she was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital.
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent an air ambulance, a land ambulance, a critical care car and a paramedic officer to the scene.
A WMAS spokesman said: "Crews arrived to find the pedestrian, a girl, in a serious condition after being in collision with a car.
"Staff worked quickly to treat the girl for her injuries at the scene before alerting Birmingham Children’s Hospital of their arrival via the regional trauma desk located in the trust’s emergency operations centre.
"The land ambulance travelled on blue lights and sirens with the critical care paramedic onboard continuing treatment."
