A TEENAGER has been left with serious injuries after a car crashed into a tree and caught fire in Hall Green.
West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said it was called to Green Road at 6.38pm on Tuesday (November 7).
WMAS said it sent an ambulance, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic to the scene.
The teen was taken to one of the region’s major trauma centres.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival we discovered a car that had crashed into a tree and caught fire.
“There was one male patient, who had been rapidly extricated from the vehicle by bystanders.
“He received treatment at the scene for serious injuries before being transported to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.”
West Midlands Police has appealed for information.
The force said: “One man was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but the passengers in the car all left the scene.
“We’re keen to speak to anyone who thinks they saw them or who has dashcam or doorbell footage of what happened.
“If you saw anything, contact us on 101 or via Live Chat quoting log 4092 of November 7.”
