Ambulance

A driver has been resuscitated at the side of the road after a crash in Lichfield.

The incident happened on Eastern Avenue at 8.30am this morning (23rd July).

The man was injured after his car crashed into a lamppost.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said:

“A passing ambulance came across the incident three minutes after the 999 call was made to find the driver of a car, a man, in a critical condition.

“The crew commenced resuscitation on scene and, once joined by ambulance colleagues, they worked as a team to administer advanced life support and managed to restart the man’s heart.

“The man was taken, in a serious condition, by land ambulance on blue lights to Royal Derby Hospital for further specialist care.”

West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson

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