A man was seriously injured after being hit by two cars on the A40 at Weston under Penyard last night.

The pedestrian, understood to be in his 30s according to West Midlands Ambulance Service, suffered head, chest and abdominal injuries.

A crew was alerted just before 10.15pm, and attended the scene along with a community first responder. 

He was then taken to Ross-on-Wye. where a specialist doctor from the Mercia Accident Rescue Service and Medical Emergency Response Incident Team treated him.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “When the MERIT team arrived, they have him a general anaesthetic, maintained his airway and accompanied the ambulance crew as they took him to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

“While en-route, the man’s condition worsened and the trauma doctor performed the surgical procedure of a bilateral thoracotomy.”

Malcolm Russell was the BASICS Doctor who attended from the Mercia Accident Rescue Service. He said: “This is a good example of why we now have the MERIT team.

"It meant the man had the best integrated care from everyone from the CFR, through the ambulance crews to the specialities of MARS and MERIT and was taken directly to the major trauma centre; the right place for definitive care."

  • It's understood the man is in a critical but stable condition.