A Birmingham pedestrian has died and another has been injured following a car collision

A pedestrian has been killed and another injured in a horrific car crash in Birmingham. It happened on Great Hampton Street yesterday, Sunday 21st July.

At around 3.45pm two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a critical care car and a trauma and paramedic attended the scene. They found bystanders performing CPR on a man.

He was confirmed dead at the scene. A second pedestrian, also a man, was assessed by ambulance personnel and treated for minor injuries. He was taken to Sandwell Hospital for further checks.

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A statement said: “West Midlands Ambulance Service received several 999 calls reporting a collision involving a car and two pedestrians on Great Hampton Street, Birmingham at around 3.45pm (Sunday). Two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a critical care car and a MERIT. A trauma doctor and a paramedic intervened on the scene.

“Ambulance teams ended up finding bystanders performing CPR on a pedestrian, a man. Unfortunately, the ambulance crew could do nothing to save the man and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The second pedestrian, a man, was assessed by ambulance staff and treated for minor injuries before being taken to Sandwell Hospital for further checks. And the driver of the car, a woman, was evaluated and discharged at the scene.”

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