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Boy Seriously Injured in Bus Collision That Closed Bedworth’s Coventry Road

Emergency teams from across the region deployed advanced critical care resources at the scene.

Overview

  • West Midlands Ambulance Service received the 999 call at 5:27pm to the junction of Park Road and Coventry Road in Bedworth.
  • Crews found a bus and a child pedestrian had collided, and the boy was treated on scene for serious injuries.
  • He was taken by land ambulance to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment.
  • Warwickshire Police closed Coventry Road in both directions near Park Road and said it would remain shut through the evening and night.
  • The response included an ambulance, a paramedic officer, a Critical Care Car, an out-of-region air ambulance, and fire crews from Bedworth and Foleshill.