Boy, seven, fights for life after being hit and dragged along road by Mini Cooper driver, 63
- Seven-year-old schoolboy is in critical condition after being hit by Mini Cooper
- Boy stepped out into Debenham Road in Yardley, Birmingham at 7pm yesterday
- Female driver, 63, remained at scene and is helping police with their enquiries
A seven-year-old boy is today fighting for his life after being hit by a blue Mini Cooper and dragged along the road in Birmingham.
The schoolboy stepped out into Debenham Road, Yardley and was caught under the BMW Mini shortly before 7pm yesterday.
Heroic locals helped free the trapped schoolboy, named locally as George, before he was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
One resident said: ‘I came out of my house and saw he was under the car, it was as if the car had gone directly over him.
‘He was stuck underneath, it looked horrible.
The boy was dragged along Debenham Road in Yardley after being caught under a blue Mini Cooper shortly before 7pm yesterday, according to residents
Police placed a cordon on Debenham Road in the Yardley area of Birmingham after a boy aged seven was severely injured after being hit and dragged under a BMW Mini
‘The ambulance arrived quickly and I said we need to lift the car off him, a few of the others lifted it up and I pulled him out.
‘The paramedics did everything they could.
‘My daughter is best friends with him, he’s called George, he’s only seven but he’s very well-mannered, he always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.
‘I really hope he is okay. My daughter keeps asking where he is.’
The 63-year-old female driver of the Mini Cooper remained at the scene and is helping police with their enquiries.
Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes, from West Midlands Police, said: ‘A young boy has been critically injured and his family are clearly devastated. We have specialist officers supporting them at this difficult time.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics were called out at 6.56pm. A spokesman said: ‘Ambulance crews arrived to find a boy who was seriously injured following a collision with a car. ‘Staff worked quickly with help from bystanders at the scene to lift the car up to release the boy, who was trapped underneath, before carrying him to the awaiting ambulance’
‘We are urgently appealing for anyone with information who hasn’t already spoken to us to make contact.
‘We are particularly keen to hear from anybody who witnessed the collision or may have CCTV or dash-cam footage.
‘I would also ask that people do not speculate on the circumstances of the collision. It does not help the family or ourselves as we work to establish the facts.’
West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics were called out at 6.56pm.
A spokesman said: ‘Ambulance crews arrived to find a boy who was seriously injured following a collision with a car.
‘Staff worked quickly with help from bystanders at the scene to lift the car up to release the boy, who was trapped underneath, before carrying him to the awaiting ambulance.
‘Once freed, the ambulance team administered trauma care but due to the boys’ critical condition, they quickly left the scene on blue lights to hospital and arranged for MERIT [Medical Emergency Response Incident Team] to intercept them en route.
The trauma doctor met the ambulance crew on the Small Heath highway.
‘The doctor administered advanced trauma care to the boy before the blue light journey continued to Birmingham Children’s Hospital with the doctor on board. The boy’s condition was described as critical on arrival at hospital.’