Hodge Hill crash ambulance statement after 'stolen motorbike' collision

A teenager was found fighting for his life in the street after a 'stolen motorbike' he was riding crashed. Paramedics discovered the teen motorcyclist in a critical condition after a collision with a car in Hodge Hill.

The male suffered serious injuries as the bike collided with a car carrying a woman and toddler on Heath Way yesterday, July 4. The rider was said to have been fleeing police officers before the collision at around 2pm.

He was left needing specialist trauma care at the scene before being rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. No one else was injured, with the car driver and child assessed and discharged by medics on scene.

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In a new statement, West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike on Heath Way at 2.05pm yesterday, two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor, with a critical care paramedic, attended the scene.

"On arrival we discovered three patients. A teenage male, who was the motorcyclist, was found to have suffered serious injuries in the incident and was in a critical condition.

"He received specialist trauma care at the scene before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. A woman and a toddler, from the car, were both assessed and discharged at the scene."

West Midlands Police said a collision took place between a motorbike, which was reported stolen, and a car just before 2pm. A man from the bike, which had failed to stop for police officers, suffered serious injuries.

Police closed off the road for ten hours and urged drivers to avoid the route. The force has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over the incident, as it "normal procedure" in the circumstances.

In an update issued on Friday, July 5, police said the man was still in hospital and enquiries were ongoing.

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