Elderly man taken to QE Hospital for specialist care after collision in car park

An elderly man who crashed his vehicle into a concrete pillar as he exited the M&S car park in Solihull has been taken to hospital for specialist care.

The incident happened at the multi-storey car park in Poplar Road at about 12.15pm today (Thursday 10th August).

Emergency services attended the scene including a rapid response vehicle, an ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The man was driving on a down ramp when his car collided with a concrete pillar.

“When ambulance crews arrived, they found a car that had a ‘bullseye’ star fracture on the windscreen.

“There was a concern that the 83-year-old had also been knocked unconscious briefly.

“He had suffered serious facial injuries and was also suffering from chest pain. He was assessed and had his condition stabilised by ambulance staff and the aircrew at the scene.

“The man was given pain relief before being taken by land ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for specialist care.”

(Image: Samuel Mussett).