M6 stays shut after crash between two trucks and car – updates
Woman and teen girl in hospital
West Midlands Ambulance Service say a woman and teenage girl have been taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' following this morning's collision. Emergency services had been called out at around 2.45am to reports of a crash between a truck and a car.
The ambulance service had sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor, a critical care paramedic and a BASICS emergency doctor to the scene. A spokeswoman said: “Upon arrival we found a woman and a teenage girl who were the driver of and a passenger in the car.
“The woman was assessed by ambulance staff and had sustained potentially life-threatening injuries. She received advanced trauma care from ambulance staff at the scene and was conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment under emergency blue light conditions."
"The teenage girl was assessed by ambulance staff and had sustained serious injuries. Ambulance staff administered advanced trauma care at the scene before she was conveyed to Birmingham Children's Hospital for further treatment under emergency blue light conditions.
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