A woman and child have been seriously injured following a road traffic collision in Kings Heath, Birmingham this morning.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the High Street at 8.51am (Thurs 15 June).

The first ambulance arrived on scene in 9 minutes, shortly followed by a second ambulance, two paramedic officers, a BASICS doctor and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: ‘On arrival, crews discovered two pedestrians and a vehicle had been involved in a collision.

‘Ambulance crews immediately began administering advanced trauma care to the first patient, a child, before conveying him via land ambulance to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further treatment.

‘The second patient, a woman, was treated by ambulance staff for serious injuries and conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment.’