A woman was rushed to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a three-car crash in Burton-upon-Trent. Emergency services were called to the junction of Needwood Street and Byrkley Street shortly before 3.30pm on Tuesday, June 9.
West Midlands Ambulance Service dispatched three ambulances, two paramedic officers, and a Midlands Air Ambulance helicopter to the scene. Medics treated four people, with one woman sustaining severe injuries. Another woman, a bystander, suffered a medical episode and required hospital treatment.
The seriously injured woman was taken to Royal Derby Hospital by land ambulance under blue lights, with trauma care provided by specialist air ambulance medics during the journey.
A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "Ambulance staff arrived to find the driver of one car, a woman, in a serious condition. She received trauma care on scene before being conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights. Air ambulance medics travelled with the woman to provide additional trauma care en route to Royal Derby Hospital."
Three other people were also treated. The driver of a second car, a man, received treatment for non-serious injuries before being taken to Burton Queens Hospital. A woman from a parked car involved in the collision was assessed for minor injuries and discharged at the scene. A third woman, a bystander who witnessed the incident, suffered a medical episode and was taken to hospital for further treatment.
