A man in his 40s suffered a collapsed lung and other injuries when he was hit by a car in Pirehill Lane on Saturday night.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the scene shortly before 7.10pm on Saturday 12th November.
Two rapid response vehicles, one driven by an incident support officer, attended along with an ambulance crew.
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A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “A car had collided with a pedestrian, a man in his 40s who had a broken arm, a shoulder injury and a collapsed lung.
“His lung was decompressed by crews at the scene and his injuries treated before he was taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire for further assessment and treatment.”
The man was not named by the ambulance service today.
3 comments
Jess Hall
I agree with the previous comment. I live on a road at the top of Pirehill Lane and I have 2 young children. When crossing at the pelican crossing next to the row of shops, I always wait until cars have completely stopped, even when the green man is showing, as cars seem to come over the brow of the hill extremely fast. I cannot comment if this was the cause of the accident on Saturday as I only saw the aftermath. I believe that many cars travelling along this stretch of road are going faster than the speed limit. I hope the gentleman involved in the accident recovers quickly from his injuries.
Specialist in Diet and Lifestyle - Aly Davidson
As a resident near the top of Pirehill Lane, I do feel concerned by the speed of many cars on that road. Sadly, I’ve noticed a number of residents are amongst the culprets. I would suggest a 20mph limit from top to bottom, particularly as we have the school children coming and going to Walton Priory and to Pirehill Primary. Ideally a notice also to those that tend to park their cars on the brow of the hill, which is also on a bend, to please be mindful of the potentail danger they encourage by forcing cars ino the line of unseen oncoming vehicles. Let’s look after each other folks! Walton is such a lovely place to live. x