A CRASH which left a pedestrian with life threatening injuries is the latest in a "horrible" series of incidents on a notorious stretch of road.

Ambulance crews rushed a male patient to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham yesterday morning (January 28), following the crash on the A449 between Claines Lane and Ombersley Park junctions at 5.55am.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the pedestrian had sustained “serious injuries” with staff working quickly to administer advanced trauma care.

It is the latest in a series of collisions on that stretch of road and came the day after Mark Treasure was jailed for causing the death of cyclist Anthony Ryder at Claines in December 2017, also on the A449.

Treasure ploughed into the back of the 46-year-old father after taking his eye off the road for just 12 seconds while driving in his FIAT Doblo – despite the victim wearing a hi-vis jacket.

The 55-year-old, of Green Lane, Bevere, was jailed for four months at Worcester Crown Court on January 28.

In November last year, a male motorcyclist also died after a crash on the A449 at the junction with Castle Road.

Cllr Stuart Denlegh-Maxwell, who represents Claines ward on the city council, said there had been some “horrible” crashes on the A-road.

“People just drive too fast up there,” he said.

He added, though not knowing the full details of Tuesday’s incident, Claines Lane, just off where the incident took place, is too narrow, particularly sitting off a major A-road. 

While walking along there he said he had almost been struck by vehicles “regularly”.

“It’s a lethal road and as councillors we have been trying to sort something out for some time – to bring in some kind of restrictions,” he added.

Referring to Tuesday’s incident, the ambulance spokeswoman went on to say: “When ambulance staff arrived on scene, they found a pedestrian, a man, who had sustained serious injuries following a collision with a vehicle.

“The team of ambulance staff worked quickly to administer advanced trauma care to the man before he was taken by ambulance on blue lights and sirens to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further emergency care.”

Two ambulances and a MERIT trauma doctor attended the scene.

West Mercia Police described the man as having suffered "life threatening injuries" but said no other injuries had been reported.

The A449 was closed between the two junctions but was fully re-opened just before 12 noon.

Some commenters on Facebook claimed the crash involved a lorry but this has not been confirmed.

Witnesses or anyone with information are asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 57S of January 29.