Emergency services dashed to the road in Smethwick, West Midlands, at around 11am today after witnesses reported a car colliding with the pushchair. All three patients were taken to hospital.

       The woman and one of the children have escaped major injuries, Birmingham Live says, while the other child was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.

       "We were called at 10.42am to reports of an RTC involving a car and pedestrians in Thimblemill Road, Smethwick," a spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said.

       "An ambulance, paramedic officer and critical care paramedic attended. Three pedestrians, a woman and two young children, were reportedly involved in a collision with a car.

       "All three patients were assessed by ambulance staff on scene; one child was uninjured, the woman suffered minor injuries and the second child required treatment on scene before all three were conveyed to hospital for further checks."

       The residential road remains closed as police investigate the crash.

       It happened near the affluent Londonderry area in the west of the town.

       The investigation continues.