A motorcyclist received advanced trauma care by ambulance staff following a road traffic collision in Dudley on Wednesday night.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a collision involving a car and a motorcyclist on Stourbridge Road, Dudley at around 10.20pm. Three ambulances, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor attended the scene. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said:

“Crews arrived to find a motorcyclist and a car which had been involved in a collision. The motorcyclist, a man, sustained multiple serious injuries and required advanced trauma care on scene by ambulance staff before being taken by ambulance on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further trauma care.

“A young child from the car was also assessed by ambulance staff before being taken to Russells Hall Hospital for further checks.”