Woman Seriously Injured in Wolverhampton Crash
Major Rescue Operation in Wolverhampton
A woman received urgent trauma care after a car collision on Birches Barn Road, Wolverhampton, this morning. Emergency services were scrambled after the crash at 8.32am on Friday.
Air Ambulance Touches Down for Life-Saving Aid
The West Midlands Ambulance Service dispatched an ambulance, paramedic officers, a critical care paramedic, and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford, complete with a MERIT trauma doctor. The air ambulance landed in nearby Bantock Park, and police shuttled the crew to the crash scene.
Serious, Potentially Life-Threatening Injuries
A West Midlands Ambulance spokeswoman said: “The pedestrian, a woman, was being given care by police and bystanders when ambulance crews arrived. She had sustained very serious and potentially life changing injuries.”
The trauma team worked swiftly at the scene before rushing the woman by ambulance, with lights and sirens, to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further treatment.
