Woman fighting for her life after being hit by van on golf course in police chase

A woman has been left with life-changing injuries after a van being chased by hurtled into a course and slammed into her.

Officers began chasing the grey Nissan van in Kingstanding, , at around 10:15am after reports of suspicious activity, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. Moments later, in an attempt to flee cops, the van came off the road and went up an embankment into Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston, near Sutton Coldfield. The woman, who was on the golf course at the time, suffered severe injuries and was airlifted to in a critical condition. and are now working together to locate the driver and two passengers who fled the scene.

A wake was hosted at the golf course shortly after the crash. One of the mourners, Liam Brannigan said: "They allowed the wake to carry on even though the course had been closed because of what had happened.

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"I was told that a woman was walking on the course and got hit by a van. I was told it went right over her. The van then crashed."

Tom, a butcher at nearby Pat’s Butchers, told the Metro: "We saw all the commotion. A black van came racing through our car park then went up Clarence Road, he managed to turn himself around and shot up Rosemary Hill Road.

"He spun around on one of the back streets and then went down to the golf course. Good job no one was in our car park or they would have been mowed down."

An IOPC spokesman said: "We can confirm we are independently investigating West Midlands Police's involvement prior to a road traffic collision in Staffordshire, earlier today, following which a member of the public has sustained serious injuries.

"Officers followed a short time later, on foot, and gave first aid to the woman, who was then taken to hospital for treatment for life-changing injuries.

"As soon as we were notified by West Midlands Police of the incident, we sent investigators to the scene and police post-incident procedures to begin gathering evidence. Our investigation is in its initial stages."

West Midlands Ambulance Service said the woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital by air ambulance after they were called to the scene in Blake Street at 10.26am.

A spokesman said: "We found a woman who was the pedestrian with life-threatening injuries in a critical condition.

"Ambulance staff quickly began administering advanced life support and advanced trauma care to her at the scene which continued en route to Queen Elizabeth Hospital where she was conveyed via air ambulance for further treatment. No further patients required treatment."

Staffordshire Police have urged anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident to come forward as they may be able to help in their investigation.