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| People hurt in bus station crash | People hurt in bus station crash |
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| Several pedestrians are reported to have been hurt in a collision involving buses in the West Midlands. | Several pedestrians are reported to have been hurt in a collision involving buses in the West Midlands. |
| The vehicles collided at Walsall bus station in the town centre on Monday morning, police confirmed. | The vehicles collided at Walsall bus station in the town centre on Monday morning, police confirmed. |
| A police spokesman said: "It's believed a number of vehicles were involved including two buses." | A police spokesman said: "It's believed a number of vehicles were involved including two buses." |
| A Travel West Midlands spokesman said he understood from police that three or four pedestrians had been hurt after a bus entered the station the wrong way. | A Travel West Midlands spokesman said he understood from police that three or four pedestrians had been hurt after a bus entered the station the wrong way. |
| The single decker Arriva then went on to collide with a Travel West Midlands bus. The Arriva driver is also thought to have been hurt. | The single decker Arriva then went on to collide with a Travel West Midlands bus. The Arriva driver is also thought to have been hurt. |
| Bridge Street in the town is closed and the town centre is reported to be gridlocked. | Bridge Street in the town is closed and the town centre is reported to be gridlocked. |
| 'Loud screams' | |
| Witness Dominic Leadbetter said: "There were at least two or three people being treated by ambulance people inside the terminal. | Witness Dominic Leadbetter said: "There were at least two or three people being treated by ambulance people inside the terminal. |
| "The bus came out of the terminal and ended up against a double decker bus and a van from a local restaurant. | "The bus came out of the terminal and ended up against a double decker bus and a van from a local restaurant. |
| "The air ambulance landed on the road outside the bus station, and the police have sealed off the bus station." | "The air ambulance landed on the road outside the bus station, and the police have sealed off the bus station." |
| Another eye witness said both buses had a lot of passengers on board. | |
| He said: "I heard some loud bangs and then some screams. I have never heard anything like it." | |
| He estimated the Arriva bus was travelling at about 40mph the wrong way down a street which buses normally travel at about 10mph. | |
| "The bus hit a van and a car and it was only stopped by the number 51 bus, a Travel West Midlands bus." | |
| He added he saw three people lying on the floor, one of whom seemed to have been cut on the leg and another with ripped trousers. |