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A schoolgirl who was hit by a car and thrown into the air miraculously escaped unharmed.
Shocking footage shows the teenager crossing a road before being catapulted into the air by the force of the oncoming car.
Emergency services rushed to Crocketts Road in Handsworth, Birmingham, at around 3.25pm last Friday and incredibly it was discovered she had escaped the accident without serious injuries and was taken to Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital for further treatment.
West Midlands Police have since launched an investigation and asked anyone with information to contact the force.
A police spokesperson said: “We were called following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian near the junction of Brearley Street and Junction Road.
‘It happened shortly before 3.30pm on Friday and a teenage girl suffered injuries that were not serious.
Shocking footage shows the teenager crossing a road before being catapulted into the air by the force of the oncoming car.
Emergency services were called 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 quoting log 3062 of 12/13/24.’
The images, obtained by Birmz Is Grime, capture the moment the girl flipped the white car when it hit her before landing on the ground.
West Midlands Ambulance Service also confirmed she was treated for “injuries which are not believed to be serious”.
A spokesman for the service 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 that a car and a pedestrian had been involved in a collision.
“The pedestrian, a teenage girl, was treated for injuries that were not believed to be serious and taken to Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital for further treatment.”