31 January 2024 , 11:27
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A 15-year-old girl has died in Telford after being struck by a car near school during rush hour.
Police officers raced to the scene just before 5.30pm on Tuesday after reports of a collison near Thomas Telford School in Shropshire. The girl received advanced life support from off-duty ambulance staff who had stopped at the scene, at the junction of the B502 and Old Park Roundabout in the Dawley area. She later died at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
The road was closed for a number of hours while investigations were carried out. The driver of the car was not injured and no arrests have been made, a spokesperson for West Mercia Police said.
A force spokesperson said: "We received a call around 5.15pm yesterday evening (30 January) with a report of a collision on West Centre Way in Telford. Officers attended the incident to find a pedestrian and car involved. A girl aged 15 years old was taken to the Birmingham Children's Hospital where she sadly died from her injuries. No arrests have been made and enquiries are on-going."
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 5.28pm to a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian at the junction of the B502 and Old Park Roundabout in Dawley. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a Critical Care Car from Midland Air Ambulance and a passing-by Patient Transport Service crew attended the scene.
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"Upon arrival, we found a teenage girl who was the pedestrian being cared for by two off-duty ambulance staff, she was assessed and had sustained life-threatening injuries. She received advanced life support at the scene which continued en route to Birmingham Children's Hospital where she was conveyed under emergency blue light conditions for further treatment. The driver of the car did not require treatment."