Man on mobility scooter killed in collision with car in Kings Heath

Emergency services were called to the junction between Livingstone Road and Alcester Road South in Kings Heath yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the junction between Livingstone Road and Alcester Road South in Kings Heath yesterday afternoon Credit: BPM Media

A man who was riding a mobility scooter has died after a collision with a car in Birmingham.

It happened in Alcester Road South, Kings Heath, near the junction with Livingstone Road, yesterday afternoon, June 16.

Paramedics gave advanced life support to the man who was in a critical condition, but nothing could be done to save him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two ambulances from West Midlands Ambulance Service as well as a MERIT trauma doctor and West Midlands Care Team attended the scene near Livingstone Road at 2.30pm.

Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma doctor and the West Midlands Care Team arrived at the scene at 2.30pm Credit: BPM Media

A spokesman from the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "On arrival crews discovered one patient, a man, from the mobility scooter.

"The man had suffered serious injuries in the incident and was found in a critical condition."

West Midlands Police said they attended the scene on Thursday.

In a statement yesterday, the force said: "We've been called to a serious collision involving a car and mobility scooter on Alcester Road South, near the junction with Livingstone Road, Brandwood, at just after 2.30pm today"

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