A motorist has been taken to hospital after her car collided with a tree near in Druids Heath earlier today.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Druids Lane just after 7.30am.

Two ambulances; a paramedic officer; a paramedic in a rapid response car and the Warwickshire and Northants Air Ambulance attended the scene.

A spokesman from West Midlands Ambulance Service  said: “Crews treated a woman in her twenties after her vehicle left the road and collided with a tree.

“The patient was initially trapped before being released by emergency services.

“The woman was treated for serious head and chest injuries. She was fully immobilised with the use of a neck collar and spinal board and anaesthetised by a doctor at the scene.

“The patient was conveyed by land ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further assessment and treatment. A doctor from the air ambulance travelled with the patient and the hospital was alerted to the serious condition of the casualty.”

An investigation by West Midlands Police’s Collision Investigation Unit has now been launched.

Feature Image Credit: Billesley Community Fire Station