Trapped toddler 'making progress'

The ambulance service said the girl had to be resuscitated

A two-year-old girl who was critically ill after being trapped underneath a car has made "excellent progress" in hospital.

Firefighters freed the girl from under the car in Crescent Road, Darlaston, on Wednesday afternoon and she was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital.

Medical staff said her condition had dramatically improved, from critical to stable, West Midlands Police said.

Police said anyone with information about the incident should contact them.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman had said staff resuscitated the child after the incident and she was being treated for torso, head and facial injuries.