A MOTORIST ploughed into a woman pushing an 11-month-old baby today after "mounting the kerb".

Two cars were involved in a crash on a residential street in Sutton Coldfield, West Mids, before a vehicle struck two people.

One witness said the crash took place on the pavement with the motor hitting the woman as she walked with the pushchair.

Neighbour Tom Roche, 56, said: "I heard a big smash at just before 11.30. I came out to see a woman screaming on the floor next to the bus stop, there was a baby there, too.

"It was horrible, it looked like the two cars had smashed into each other and one mounted the pavement.

"There was one on the exact same bend a few years back, that mounted the pavement and went straight into the dentist.”

Mr Roche said he rang police straight away, adding: “It does make you worry about the safety of it.”

Another neighbour said: "I heard what I thought was an animal screaming. Her screaming was horrific. I thought it was a cat at first, it didn't sound human.

"I came out and saw the pushchair rammed under the car. The baby had been thrown from it and landed on the grass, luckily not the pavement.

"Luckily there were a lot of people helping. A Severn Trent guy was helping her while other people stopped the traffic.

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"It looked like the driver had a roll of roofing material that was rammed against the wheel. I don't know whether that stopped them steering or not."

Another neighbour said: "I didn't see it but I heard it and came out. There was a green car mounted on the pavement.

"There was some sort of long object inside the car that was in over the steering wheel. I don't know how she could steer with that there.

"The lady had a leg injury but the baby looked okay."

Another said: "The poor lady was only walking with her baby in a pushchair.

"That junction is dangerous. They were doing brake tests on the two vehicles. We didn't realise there were two involved until then. One was definitely a skoda.

"It could happen to anyone."

West Midlands Ambulance Service sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers and its Resuscitation and Emergency team to the scene.

A spokesman for the service said: “On arrival we discovered two pedestrians, a woman and a baby, who had been injured in the incident.

“The woman was treated for serious injuries, not believed to be life-threatening, before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

“The baby was treated for potentially serious injuries before being taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further assessment. The car driver, a woman, was assessed and discharged at the scene.”

West Midlands Police issued an update and said the baby was "not seriously injured" but was taken to hospital for assessment.

Meanwhile the woman suffered "serious" leg injuries "which are not life-threatening".

Cops are now appealing for witnesses to the incident to come forward.

A spokeswoman for the force said: “We were called to a collision on Walmley Road, by the junction of Hollyfield Road South just after 11.30am on Wednesday morning (January 26).

“Thankfully the 11-month-old baby was not seriously hurt, but taken to hospital for assessment."

“The drivers of the two cars involved remained at the scene to help with our enquiries.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact us via Live Chat and quote log 1396 of 26 January.”

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