Spectators hurt at Broadway fireworks display

Emergency services were called to the incident in the West Midlands

Emergency services were called to the incident in the West Midlands (AP)

Spectators were injured by an exploding firework at a public display in Worcestershire.

Emergency services were called to the incident near Childswickham Road, Broadway, where two adults and two children were hurt.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “Crews responded to a firework incident at an event in Childswickham Road.

“Two adults presented with minor leg and chest injuries and two children were assessed at the scene. It is understood at least five other people received minor injuries but left the scene before the emergency services arrived.

“All the patients were treated at the scene and later released.”

Gary Thompson, a spectator whose wife was injured, told the BBC a firework appeared to ricochet into the crowd after hitting a parked van.