West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 9.45pm to Upper Highgate Street.

An ambulance arrived on scene in three minutes and was followed shortly after by another two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor and two critical care paramedics.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman says: “On arrival, crews found a car and four pedestrians had been involved in a collision.

“A child, female, was in a critical condition and ambulance staff immediately began administering advanced life support.

“Sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, she could not be saved and was confirmed dead at the scene.

“Two women were treated by medics for serious, but not life-threatening, injuries and were conveyed on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for further treatment.

“A fourth patient, a child, was assessed by ambulance crews but was not injured and so was discharged at the scene.”