A TEENAGE cyclist was badly hurt in a crash with a car at 6.50pm on Tuesday night on Longbridge Lane at the junction with the High Street, near Sainsbury’s.
The rider, thought to be in his late teens, was taken to hospital after sustaining a serious head injury.
An ambulance, paramedic officer and the West Midlands CARE Team attended and treated the boy before he was taken to Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment.
The driver stopped and has been helping police with their investigation.
Witnesses or anyone with any information should call police on 101.