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01/04/2015
Man Seriously Injured After Tree Falls On Car
A man has been seriously injured after a tree fell onto the car he was driving.
The incident happened in Shenley Fields Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, shortly before 1.40pm on Tuesday (31 March).
The tree, thought to be more than 60ft (18m) high, collapsed during high winds.
The West Midlands Ambulance Service said a passing ambulance stopped at the scene and its crew offered assistance. An additional two ambulances and a paramedic area support officer attended, as did the Midlands Air Ambulance due to the seriousness of the incident.
A spokesman for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "The driver who had numerous injuries including a head injury was trapped in his car. With the help of the fire service, he was freed, placed on a scoop stretcher and, accompanied by the trauma team from the air ambulance, he was taken by land ambulance on blue lights to the major trauma centre at the nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham."
(JP)
The incident happened in Shenley Fields Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, shortly before 1.40pm on Tuesday (31 March).
The tree, thought to be more than 60ft (18m) high, collapsed during high winds.
The West Midlands Ambulance Service said a passing ambulance stopped at the scene and its crew offered assistance. An additional two ambulances and a paramedic area support officer attended, as did the Midlands Air Ambulance due to the seriousness of the incident.
A spokesman for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "The driver who had numerous injuries including a head injury was trapped in his car. With the help of the fire service, he was freed, placed on a scoop stretcher and, accompanied by the trauma team from the air ambulance, he was taken by land ambulance on blue lights to the major trauma centre at the nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham."
(JP)
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