AN elderly woman suffered serious crush injuries after being caught between a car and a bus.

The crash happened on Castle Road West in Oldbury at 10am yesterday morning (Wednesday) as the woman, who was in her 70s, was standing next to the car.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said the lady suffered a suspected fractured pelvis in the crash, which damaged the passenger side of the vehicle.

She was taken to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

The bus driver and the passengers on board were uninjured.