Pedestrian left seriously injured after A49 collision

A pedestrian has been left seriously injured following a collision on the A49 in Herefordshire.

Emergency services were called to a collision involving a lorry and a pedestrian on the A49 at Bridstow at 8.19pm yesterday.

An ambulance, a paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic together with two BASICS doctors from Mercia Accident Rescue Service (MARS) were responded to the scene.  

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When ambulance staff arrived on scene they found off-duty nurses and police officers caring for the pedestrian, a man, who was in a serious condition.

“The man was given a thorough assessment by the team of medics who found he had sustained serious injuries. The man received trauma care on scene to stabilise his injuries before he was conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, a specialist trauma centre, for further emergency treatment.”

The road re-opened in the early hours of Monday morning.