A child has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a collision involving two cars in Oldbury last night.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the junction of Parsons Hill and Wolverhampton Road at 7:50pm on Thursday.

Four ambulances, two paramedic officers, the Hazardous Area Response Team and a Merit Trauma Doctor attended the scene. A West Midlands Ambulance spokeswoman said:

“Upon arrival, crews found multiple patients, one of which was in a critical condition. Staff administered advanced trauma care to the girl, who was a passenger in one of the cars. She was taken on blue lights to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further treatment.

“A woman and two other children in the same car were treated for injuries not believed to be serious and taken to hospital.

“There were four patients in the second car involved in the collision. A woman in that vehicle was assessed and taken to hospital as a precaution.

“A man and two children in the car were assessed and discharged at the scene.”