Overview
- West Midlands Police say a car is believed to have deliberately knocked two males, aged 18 and 16, off an electric bike on Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich, shortly before 4.30pm on March 3.
- Both teenagers received advanced trauma care from West Midlands Ambulance Service, including a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic, before being taken to hospital.
- Police issued an appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage and cited crime number 20/166729/26 for information submissions via 101 or Crimestoppers.
- A separate two‑vehicle collision at the junction of Green Lane and the A448 in Studley left a woman seriously injured; an off‑duty paramedic provided initial aid before she was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
- Earlier the same day, a collision near an Aldi on Somerford Place in Willenhall resulted in no injuries after one patient was assessed and discharged at the scene.