Boy hit by car outside primary school left with ‘serious injuries’
A young boy was rushed to hospital after being hit by a car outside a primary school. The teenager was left with 'serious but non-life threatening' injuries following the collision in Wombourne.
The incident happened on Ounsdale Road, near Westfield Community Primary School, on Monday, November 13. Emergency services were called just after 8.30am.
Medics treated the youngster at the scene before taking him to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley[1] for further assessment. The road was blocked in both directions, between Greenlands and Windmill Bank, for several hours.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service[3] spokesperson said: “We were called at 8.37am to a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on Ounsdale Road, Wombourne. One ambulance attended the scene.
"Upon arrival we found a teenage boy with serious injuries that were not life threatening. He received treatment from ambulance staff at the scene and was conveyed to Russells Hall Hospital for further assessment.”
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