A woman in her 20s suffered life changing injuries after a collision with a bus in Selly Oak yesterday afternoon (Monday 12th October).
The incident – involving a bus, a pedestrian and 4 cars – happened at around 4.20pm in Bristol Road, which remained closed for several hours.
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “When the first crew arrived on scene, they found a bus which had been in collision with a lamppost and a pedestrian, who was trapped. Several other vehicles had also been damaged in the collision.
“HART paramedics and ambulance crews worked closely with fire colleagues to carefully extricate the woman from beneath the vehicle whilst she received advanced trauma care. The woman, who had sustained life changing injuries, was taken on blue lights and sirens to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further emergency care. The critical care paramedic travelled in the ambulance with the patient to continue treatment on route.”
The spokeswoman said that the bus driver was also taken to hospital for checks.