Three people have been injured after the car they were in overturned in Dudley.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Birmingham New Road at 1.35am this morning. Three ambulance crews, a paramedic area support officer and the Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT) made up of a trauma doctor and critical care practitioner attended.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “All three occupants are believed to be in their twenties.

“A man who was the driver and a woman who was one of his passengers had both managed to get themselves out of the car and had numerous injuries.

“A second woman who was the other passenger in the car was initially trapped and cut free by the fire service. She had a leg injury.

“They were all taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.”