A man died and two others were injured in an horrific crash in Birmingham this morning. A car smashed into a tree on the A45 Coventry Road.
West Midlands Ambulance Service crews were called to the junction with Kings Road in Yardley just after 6am today, Friday, July 26. Three ambulances, two paramedic officers, a trauma doctor and critical care paramedic and the Air Ambulance critical care car were dispatched.
A man was confirmed dead at the scene. A second man suffered potentially serious injuries and was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. A teenage male was taken to Heartlands Hospital with minor injuries.
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An ambulance service spokeswoman said: On arrival, crews found a car had come off the road and collided with a tree. There were three patients. The first, a man, was in a critical condition and ambulance staff immediately began administering advanced life support.
Sadly, despite everyones best efforts, he could not be saved and was confirmed dead at the scene. A second man was treated for potentially serious injuries and conveyed on blue lights to the Major Trauma Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for further treatment.
The third patient, a teenage male, was treated by medics for injuries not believed to serious and was conveyed to Heartlands Hospital for further treatment.
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