Pedestrian suffers serious injuries after skip lorry collision
A woman was rushed to hospital after a collision with a skip lorry this morning. The pedestrian – in her 50s – suffered serious injuries after the incident.
West Midlands Ambulance Service[1] said it responded to reports of a crash on Lordswood Road, Harborne[2], at 10am, on Friday, September 22. A woman was treated for serious, but non-life threatening injuries, at the scene.
She was then transported to Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital[3] for further treatment. Part of the road was initially closed by police and NX West Midlands diverted buses from the area. The A4040 reopened more than an hour later.
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An ambulance spokesman told BirminghamLive: “We were called to reports of a collision involving a skip lorry and a pedestrian on Lordswood Road at 10am. One ambulance, a paramedic officer and a trauma doctor attended the scene.
Emergency services were called to a crash on Lordswood Road in Harborne (Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)
“On arrival we discovered one patient, a woman, who was the pedestrian. She was treated for serious, but non-life threatening injuries, before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.”
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police[6] added: “We were called just before 10am on September 22 to Lordswood Road, Harborne, to a collision involving a woman and a truck. The woman, in her 50s, was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital with serious injuries.
“Anyone with any information about the incident can contact us via Live Chat on our website or call 101 quoting 1127 of 22/09/23.”
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References
- ^ West Midlands Ambulance Service (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ Harborne (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ Queen Elizabeth Hospital (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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