A man has been taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries following a stabbing in the West Midlands.
West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Whitehall Road in Handsworth at around 12.14am today (Thursday, April 11).
Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma doctor and a critical care paramedic were sent to the scene with the first resource arriving in six minutes.
The man was taken to hospital on blue lights.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "On arrival, crews found a man with critical injuries.
"Ambulance staff immediately began administering advanced trauma care before he was conveyed on blue lights to hospital.
"MERIT travelled on board to provide continued treatment en route."
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