A MAN thought to have been pushing a broken-down car along the A38 has been taken to hospital with "life-threatening injuries" following a collision.
Paramedics said two vehicles were involved in the incident, on the carriageway where it passes over Horninglow Road, Burton, on Friday night at about 10.35pm.
The man, believed to be in his 20s, suffered head, pelvis and abdominal injuries and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Birmingham.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Crews arrived to find two vehicles that had been in a serious collision.
"One vehicle was believed to have been broken down and being pushed at the time of the crash.
"The man, believed to be pushing the car, received emergency treatment at the scene by medics and was transferred by ambulance for further emergency treatment.
"Unfortunately, the man's injuries were considered life threatening.
"A woman and a girl, who were in the car that was being pushed at the time of the crash, both received treatment at the scene for minor injuries and were transferred to Queen's Hospital, Burton, by ambulance for further treatment."
He said two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a doctor were at the scene.
