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| One woman has died and two other people were injured after a car hit pedestrians. West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) was called to reports of a collision involving a car and a number of pedestrians in Small Heath, Birmingham, at 12.50pm. | One woman has died and two other people were injured after a car hit pedestrians. West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) was called to reports of a collision involving a car and a number of pedestrians in Small Heath, Birmingham, at 12.50pm. |
| A WMAS spokeswoman said: "When crews arrived, they found a car which had left the road and collided with a group of pedestrians and a wall. One pedestrian, a woman, sustained multiple injuries and was in cardiac arrest. | A WMAS spokeswoman said: "When crews arrived, they found a car which had left the road and collided with a group of pedestrians and a wall. One pedestrian, a woman, sustained multiple injuries and was in cardiac arrest. |
| "Crews immediately commenced advanced life support at the scene but, due to her critical condition, they decided to 'scoop and run', conveying her by land ambulance on blue lights to Heartlands Hospital whilst they continued emergency treatment en route. Sadly, despite the best efforts of ambulance crews and hospital medics, nothing could be done to save the woman and she was confirmed dead a short time later." | "Crews immediately commenced advanced life support at the scene but, due to her critical condition, they decided to 'scoop and run', conveying her by land ambulance on blue lights to Heartlands Hospital whilst they continued emergency treatment en route. Sadly, despite the best efforts of ambulance crews and hospital medics, nothing could be done to save the woman and she was confirmed dead a short time later." |
| A four-year-old boy had abdominal pain and suspected fractures to his pelvis and leg, and a woman in her 20s sustained a facial injury. | A four-year-old boy had abdominal pain and suspected fractures to his pelvis and leg, and a woman in her 20s sustained a facial injury. |
| The male driver of the car was uninjured in the crash. | The male driver of the car was uninjured in the crash. |
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