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Shocking footage caught the moment a schoolgirl was hit by a car and thrown into the air – then miraculously escaped without serious injuries.
The CCTV snapped the teenager crossing a street before a vehicle slammed into her, and sent her flying.
Emergency services rushed to Crocketts Road in Handsworth, Birmingham at around 3.25pm last Friday.
Paramedics found the youngster to have escaped the crash without any serious injuries, but raced her to Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital.
West Midlands Police has since launched a probe and asked anyone with information to contact the force.
The force said: ‘We were called following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian near the junction of Brearley Street and Junction Road.
‘It happened at just before 3.30pm on Friday and a teenage girl sustained injuries which were not serious.
Breathtaking footage shows the teenager crossing a street before she was catapulted into the air by the force of the incoming car
Emergency services rushed to Crocketts Road in Handsworth, Birmingham at around 3.25pm last Friday
‘Anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101, and quote log 3062 of 13/12/24.’
The footage, obtained by Birmz Is Grime, captures the moment the girl flipped over the white-coloured car as it ploughed into her before she landed on the ground.
West Midlands Ambulance Service also confirmed she was treated for ‘injuries not believed to be serious.’
A service spokesperson said: ‘We were called to reports of a collision at the junction of Junction Road and Brearley Street in Handsworth at around 3.25pm on Friday.
‘An ambulance was sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews discovered a car and a pedestrian had been involved in a collision.
‘The pedestrian, a teenage girl, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious and conveyed to Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital for further treatment.’
