A man was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a road traffic collision in West Bromwich on Wednesday night.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called just after 6pm to reports of an RTC involving an HGV and broken-down vehicle on the Black Country New Road.

Two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor and two critical care paramedics and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance attended the scene. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said:

“Crews arrived at the scene to find the occupant of the car, a man, in a critical condition with serious injuries.

“Staff worked quickly to administer advanced trauma care to the man at the scene, with treatment continuing onboard a land ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.”