A MAN in his 60s has died and another has been injured after a car crashed into two pedestrians in Birmingham yesterday afternoon (Sunday July 21).
The incident happened on Great Hampton Street, Hockley, near the Jewellery Quarter at around 3.45pm.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said it received several 999 calls and it sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a critical care car and a MERIT trauma doctor and paramedic to the incident but nothing could be done to save the most seriously injured man and he died at the scene.
A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: “Ambulance crews arrived to find bystanders performing CPR on one pedestrian, a man. Sadly, nothing could be done to save the man by the team of ambulance staff and he was confirmed deceased on scene.
“The second pedestrian, a man, was assessed by ambulance staff and treated for minor injuries before being conveyed to Sandwell Hospital for further checks.
“The driver of the car, a woman, was also assessed and discharged on scene.”
West Midlands Police are investigating what happened and a spokesperson for the force said: "A man in his 60s was treated at the scene but despite the best efforts of the ambulance service he sadly died. Another man was taken to hospital and was treated for minor injuries.
"The driver was spoken to by officers at the scene and is helping with our enquiries as we continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the collision.
"As we continue our investigation we are appealing to any witnesses or anyone who may have dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage to come forward."
Anyone with information or footage that could help the investigation is asked to contact the force's Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) by emailing sciu@westmidlands.police.uk or calling 101 and quoting log number 2728 21/7/24.
Alternatively, people can contact officers via LKive Chat on the force website.
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