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Teenage boy hit by ambulance on 999 call in Walsall | Teenage boy hit by ambulance on 999 call in Walsall |
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A 15-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by an ambulance responding to a 999 call. | A 15-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by an ambulance responding to a 999 call. |
The teenager was struck on Lichfield Street in Walsall at about 17:35 BST on Monday and remains in a critical condition in hospital. | |
West Midlands Ambulance Service said the crew, who were "badly shaken" but not injured, immediately provided care to the boy. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said the crew, who were "badly shaken" but not injured, immediately provided care to the boy. |
A second ambulance was sent to the original call. | A second ambulance was sent to the original call. |
The boy was airlifted to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. | The boy was airlifted to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. |
The ambulance service said it would be working with collision investigators and providing CCTV footage to determine what happened. | The ambulance service said it would be working with collision investigators and providing CCTV footage to determine what happened. |
It added: "Our thoughts are with all those affected by this incident." | It added: "Our thoughts are with all those affected by this incident." |
Sgt Alan Wood said: "It is important for everyone involved that we piece together the events that led to the collision and I would appeal directly to anyone who saw what happened and has not yet contacted us, or may have caught the collision on a dashcam, to get in touch." | Sgt Alan Wood said: "It is important for everyone involved that we piece together the events that led to the collision and I would appeal directly to anyone who saw what happened and has not yet contacted us, or may have caught the collision on a dashcam, to get in touch." |
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