Man seriously injured after being hit by a taxi in Birmingham city centre

A man in his fifties sustained serious head and chest injuries after a collision with a taxi in Birmingham city centre last night.

An ambulance crew were called to the collision in Hollies Croft, Edgbaston at around 11.30pm.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Medics arrived to find a pedestrian had been in collision with a taxi in Birmingham city centre last night".

The man was placed on a spinal board and anaesthetised before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.