One to Hospital Following Bus Collision in Walsall

A woman has been seriously injured following a collision involving a bus in Walsall today.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 1.12pm to reports of a bus that had collided with a bus shelter in Bradford Place, Walsall. Two ambulances, two paramedic officers and a Midlands Air Ambulance charity critical care paramedic attended the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival, crews found a bus which had collided with a bus shelter. One woman, who was inside the bus shelter at the time of the collision, was seriously injured and received advanced trauma care at the scene by ambulance staff before being conveyed on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further treatment.

A second pedestrian, a woman, was assessed for minor injuries and discharged at the scene with self care advice.

A further three patients, the bus driver and two passengers, were assessed by ambulance staff and discharged at the scene.