Cyclist suffers serious injuries in Oldbury collision
A cyclist has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after a collision in the Black Country.
The crash took place on the Oldbury Ringway, near to the Mecca Bingo, at around 1.25pm on Monday.
Two ambulances and the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care Car were initially sent to the scene.
But due to the man's injuries, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford was called.
He had suffered serious injuries in the collision and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Birmingham.
Police say he is believed to have fallen from his bike and no other vehicle was involved.
A spokesman from the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "The critical care paramedic arrived within five minutes of the 999 call and immediately requested an air ambulance due to the serous nature of the case. The Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford was immediately sent.
“The middle-aged man had suffered serious injuries.
"He was assessed and treated at the scene before being taken by land ambulance to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham; the doctor and critical care paramedic from the aircraft travelled with the crew.
“There was no other vehicle or patients at the scene.”
A West Midlands Police spokesman added: "We were called by ambulance service colleagues at just before 2pm after a man was found on the roadside with serious injuries at Oldbury Ringway.
"The man is understood to have fallen from his bike, with no other vehicles involved."
Anyone with information can call officers on 101, quoting log number 2388 of June 15.
