Black Country news and blogs Thursday 11 May 2017
Road accidents
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STOKE CITY RTC TRIALS 
Staffordshire FA 11 May 17
Stoke City Girls Regional Talent Club (formally known as Centre of Excellence) will be hosting their annual trials in June…
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Emergency services rescue schoolboy trapped under a car in Acocks Green.
Birmingham Updates 11 May 17
West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics and firefighters, from Haymills Fire Station, joined forces this morning (11/05) to free a boy who became trapped under a car following a collision.
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Fire service urge motorists to concentrate
Solihull Observer 10 May 17
Emergency services call for motorists to maintain focus on the road following a car crash.
News
Police-chase driver, 36, arrested over 3-car A53 smash – as one…
The Sentinel 10 May 17
Police investigating a three-car smash which left five people in hospital have arrested a 36-year-old man.
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Biker dead in collision with car on A5 Weston-under-Lizard named…
Lichfield Mercury 9 May 17
A BIKER who died following a road traffic collision with a car on Bank Holiday Monday has been named by Staffordshire Police.
FixMyStreet
Broken signage outside Broadway residences, 8th May
FixMyStreet: Birmingham 8 May 17
Broken signage outside Broadway residences.
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HGV crash causes M6 closures in Walsall
Walsall Advertiser 8 May 17
Highways England says it is working hard to re-open all lanes on the southbound M6 in Walsall following a collision involving two HGVs.
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Watch: Two car crash closes main road in Binley
Coventry Telegraph 5 May 17
Fortunately no one required hospital treatment…
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Police name biker killed in crash with car on A5 at Weston-under-…
The Sentinel 3 May 17
Police have named a biker who died in a crash on Bank Holiday Monday.
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Walsall mother in intensive care following horror crash on…
Walsall Advertiser 2 May 17
A WALSALL mother-of-four is currently in intensive care following a severe car crash, with her concerned family members revealing she was almost paralysed.
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Car crash causes Ventura chaos
Tamworth Informed 2 May 17
A COLLISION has this afternoon caused delays around Ventura Retail Park.
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Two hospitalised after crash on Wolverhampton Road in Walsall…
Walsall Advertiser 2 May 17
POLICE were called to help gain control of a large disorder following a serious road collision in Walsall.
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Cannock driver Terry Lowe jailed for crash which killed Great…
Lichfield Mercury 28 Apr 17
A CANNOCK man has been jailed for two years for causing the death of a 79-year-old woman and seriously injuring another in Great Wyrley.
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“Lives could have been lost” – miracle escape after Longford lorry crash
Coventry Telegraph 27 Apr 17
Two lorries and a van collided in Longford Road this morning…
Local news
OAP hit by bus by McDonald’s at junction of Lower Parade and…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 27 Apr 17
AN elderly woman has been taken to hospital after being in collision with a bus in the centre of Sutton Coldfield.
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79-year-old motorcyclist has lucky escape
Coventry Telegraph 26 Apr 17
The collision occurred on the traffic island where Holyhead Road meets Pickford Way, Allesley Old Road, Coundon Wedge Drive and Birmingham Road…
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Coventry City’s former Tottenham Hotspur winger on car crash rumour
Coventry Telegraph 26 Apr 17
Ruben Lameiras has commented on suggestions he was in a car crash…
FixMyStreet
Railings damages following RTC, 24th April
FixMyStreet: Dudley 24 Apr 17
Metal railings damaged following 1x car RTC outside Wall Heath Chinese Takeaway.
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Tributes to Salvatore Bongiovi who died after being hit by car…
Walsall Advertiser 24 Apr 17
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘loving’ grandfather who died after being hit by a car in Walsall.
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Detectives issue urgent appeal after a man dies in Walsall collision.
Birmingham Updates 24 Apr 17
Did you see this car in Walsall on Wednesday 19 April? Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes, from the Regional Collision Investigation Unit, has released an image of a Mercedes car that was involved in a collision in Walsall where a man lost his life, in a…
News
Patient rushed to hospital after Walsall smash in Lichfield Road,…
Walsall Advertiser 24 Apr 17
A PATIENT was taken to hospital after two cars crashed in Walsall last night (Sunday, April 23).
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Three taken to hospital after collision near Tamworth
Tamworth Herald 24 Apr 17
THREE people were taken to hospital over the weekend after a collision near Tamworth.
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Tributes paid to grandfather who died in Walsall crash
WM Police Walsall 24 Apr 17
Tributes have been paid to a ’loving’ 80 year-old grandfather who died after being hit by a car in Walsall.
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Urgent: Police appeal for witnesses to Rushall collision
BrownhillsBob 22 Apr 17
Walsall police this afternoon issued the following appeal for witnesses to come forward who may have seen the Mercedes Convertible, pictured below, on Wednesday last (19th April 2017) after in was involved in a collision on the Lichfield Road in …
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Pensioner dies after suspected Walsall hit-and-run in Lichfield…
Walsall Advertiser 22 Apr 17
POLICE are ‘urgently’ appealing for information after a pensioner has died following a Walsall collision.
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Urgent appeal after man dies in Walsall collision
WM Police Walsall 22 Apr 17
URGENT APPEAL: Did you see this car in Walsall on Wednesday 19 April? Police have released an image of a Mercedes car that was involved in a collision in Walsall where a man lost his life, in a bid for witnesses to come forward.
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Hero drivers rescue woman from burning car after A5 bridge crash…
Lichfield Mercury 21 Apr 17
A HEROIC lorry driver and motorist pulled a woman from her burning car following a collision with a bridge next to the A5.
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Suspect arrested after Walsall hit-and-run in Lichfield Road in…
Walsall Advertiser 20 Apr 17
POLICE have arrested a man after a hit-and-run in Walsall that left a pensioner with serious head injuries.
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Man arrested following suspected hit and run in Walsall
WM Police Walsall 20 Apr 17
A man has been arrested following a suspected hit and run in Walsall that left a pensioner with serious head injuries.
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Pensioner injured in hit and run – Mercedes sought
Tamworth Informed 19 Apr 17
POLICE are urgently trying to trace a convertible Mercedes that is believed to have been involved in a hit and run collision earlier today.
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Hunt for driver who left pensioner with ‘severe’ head injuries in…
Walsall Advertiser 19 Apr 17
POLICE are hunting a convertible Mercedes that is believed to have been involved in a hit-and- run in Walsall earlier today.
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Pensioner injured in hit and run – Mercedes sought
WM Police Walsall 19 Apr 17
Police are urgently trying to trace a convertible Mercedes that is believed to have been involved in a hit and run collision earlier today.
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Van driver airlifted after horror smash with lorry near Tamworth
Tamworth Herald 18 Apr 17
A VAN driver needed advanced trauma care at the scene of a collision before being airlifted to hospital near Tamworth.
FixMyStreet
Rednal Road – Metal Guard Rails Damaged., 17th April
FixMyStreet: Birmingham 17 Apr 17
At the mini island that meets with Lilley Lane / Rednal Road there has been an RTC into the metal guard rails.
FixMyStreet
Collision Damage, 16th April
FixMyStreet: Dudley 16 Apr 17
Road traffic collision car v railings on stourbridge ring road police log 2406 of 16/04/17 refers.
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Tributes to Kyle Bullock who died in Walsall crash at junction of…
Walsall Advertiser 15 Apr 17
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘loving father and brother’ who died in a Walsall car crash.
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Tributes paid to Walsall crash victim
WM Police Walsall 15 Apr 17
Tributes have been paid to a ’loving father and brother’ who died following a car crash in Walsall.
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Pedestrian hit by car in Milton Street, Palfrey in Walsall
Walsall Advertiser 13 Apr 17
A PEDESTRIAN has been hit by a car in Walsall this afternoon (Thursday, April 13).
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Teen airlifted to hospital after collision with car on A45
Coventry Telegraph 13 Apr 17
The accident closed the A45 heading towards Birmingham on March 31…
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Teen fights for life after motorbike crash in city centre
Sunday Mercury 13 Apr 17
One teenager remains critical in hospital while another is now stable after their motorbike crashed with a car in Birmingham city centre on Wednesday…
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Two teenagers injured following a collision near Belgrave Middleway.
Birmingham Updates 12 Apr 17
Two teenagers have received trauma care by ambulance staff this lunchtime after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a car.
Local news
Family tribute to local lady sadly killed in Rubery accident
B31 Voices 12 Apr 17
The family of a local woman who sadly died in an accident in Rubery last month have paid tribute to her.
Rugby
Birmingham student nearly killed his three friends in car crash after watching Fast and the Furious 7
Sunday Mercury 11 Apr 17
Israel Imwensi, 22, pleaded guilty to three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving…
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Elford collision leaves van on roof & two men in hospital
Tamworth Informed 11 Apr 17
A COLLISION involving a car and a van has left two men requiring hospital treatment this afternoon.
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Diesel spillage from massive tanker causes rush hour delays on A46
Coventry Telegraph 11 Apr 17
The spillage was caused by a collision between the tanker and car…
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Driver arrested on suspicion of causing death of man in Walsall…
Walsall Advertiser 10 Apr 17
POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash killed a man in Walsall last night (Sunday, April 9).
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Person trapped and van rolls over in horror smash near Tamworth
Tamworth Herald 10 Apr 17
A MOTORIST suffered multiple injuries and had to be cut free from a vehicle after a nasty collision near Tamworth.
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Police appeal for witnesses after man loses life in Bloxwich collision
WM Police Walsall 10 Apr 17
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man lost his life in a Bloxwich collision on Sunday (9 April).
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How car crash victim recovered to become first ward nurse in a wheelchair
Sunday Mercury 9 Apr 17
Michelle Quested is set to receive an honour at Pride of Birmingham awards…
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Motorcyclist airlifted to a major trauma centre following a collision in Yardley Wood
Birmingham Updates 6 Apr 17
A motorcyclist has been airlifted to a major trauma centre with critical injuries after a crash with a car.