Motorcyclist seriously injured after Netherton crash

The junction of Halesowen Road and St Johns Street <i>(Image: GSV)</i>
The junction of Halesowen Road and St Johns Street (Image: GSV)
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A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with 'serious' injuries after a collision in Netherton.

The incident took place today (Tuesday, August 4) at the junction of Halesowen Road and St Johns Street and involved a car and a motorbike.

The incident left Halesowen Road in Netherton blocked as emergency services responded.

According to West Midlands Ambulance Service, one ambulance attended the scene of the incident.

A man, who was the motorcyclist, was treated at the scene for 'serious but non-life-threatening' injuries before he was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike at the junction of Halesowen Road and St Johns Street at 12.30pm, one ambulance attended the scene.

"We treated one patient, a man who was the motorcyclist, for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, before he was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham."

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