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| Six injured in bus station crash | |
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| Six people have been taken to hospital after being hurt in a bus crash 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." |
| It is thought an Arriva bus went the wrong way down a one-way street. A woman in her 60s was airlifted to hospital with leg injuries. | |
| Another person was treated at the scene. | |
| 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. |
| 'Bangs and 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. | 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. | |
| "The bus hit a van and a car and it was only stopped by the number 51 bus, a Travel West Midlands bus." | "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 a head injury and another with ripped trousers. | |
| 'Several casualties' | |
| Arriva Midlands spokesman Keith Myatt said information was still sketchy: "We are aware of an incident with one of our buses colliding with another bus and other vehicles near Walsall bus station. | |
| "We are awaiting information from our local manager from our Cannock depot where the bus was from. | |
| "We are aware there are several casualties, but we are not aware of the severity. We are working with the police on this." | |
| A West Midlands Ambulance spokesman said as well as the woman who was airlifted to hospital another two women in their 60s also received leg injuries and three men in their 40s suffered minor injuries. | |
| Another person was treated for shock. | |
| He added the injuries could have been far worse given the number of vehicles involved. |