A man was killed and a woman seriously injured when they were hit by a lorry in Tamworth.

Emergency services were called to the crash on the A5 near Tamworth Castle shortly after 19:00 GMT on Wednesday.

Paramedics gave the man life support but he was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.

The woman was treated for serious, non-life-threatening injuries and then taken to Birmingham Hospital.