A Birmingham pedestrian has died and another has been injured in 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 vehicle and a trauma doctor and paramedic attended the scene. They found bystanders performing CPR on a man in his 60s.

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.”

Taking to X, Birmingham Police posted: “A pedestrian has died and another person has been injured as we continue to investigate a collision which took place on Great Hampton Street yesterday. A man in his 60s sadly died at the scene and another man was treated. minor injuries.

“The driver is assisting with inquiries as we continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to the collision. You can do this by contacting our Serious Collision Investigation Unit at [email protected] or by calling 101 and quoting log 2728 21/7/24.”

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