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| One dead after bus station crash | One dead after bus station crash |
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| A 66-year-old woman has died in hospital after two buses collided at a bus station in the Black Country. | A 66-year-old woman has died in hospital after two buses collided at a bus station in the Black Country. |
| She was one of six people taken to hospital after the accident at the bus station in Walsall town centre. | She was one of six people taken to hospital after the accident at the bus station in Walsall town centre. |
| It is thought a single-decker Arriva bus went the wrong way down a one-way street and collided with a double-decker and three other cars. | It is thought a single-decker Arriva bus went the wrong way down a one-way street and collided with a double-decker and three other cars. |
| Police said the woman was a pedestrian. A 59-year-old woman is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. | Police said the woman was a pedestrian. A 59-year-old woman is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. |
| The bus came out of the terminal and ended up against a double decker bus and a van from a local restaurant Witness, Dominic Leadbetter | The bus came out of the terminal and ended up against a double decker bus and a van from a local restaurant Witness, Dominic Leadbetter |
| A West Midlands Ambulance spokesman said another woman suffered leg injuries and three men in their 40s suffered minor injuries. | |
| The Arriva bus driver is among the injured. Another person was treated at the scene for shock. | The Arriva bus driver is among the injured. Another person was treated at the scene for shock. |
| The injuries could have been far worse given the number of vehicles involved, the spokesman added. | The injuries could have been far worse given the number of vehicles involved, the spokesman added. |
| An investigation has been opened and no-one has been arrested, West Midlands Police said. | An investigation has been opened and no-one has been arrested, West Midlands Police said. |
| 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 also collided with three other vehicles | The bus also collided with three other vehicles |
| "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." |
| 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. | 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. | He added he saw three people lying on the floor, one of whom seemed to have a head injury and another with ripped trousers. |
| Steve Swingler, of Centro-West Midlands passenger transport authority, said the bus station had now reopened and services would be back to normal on Tuesday. | Steve Swingler, of Centro-West Midlands passenger transport authority, said the bus station had now reopened and services would be back to normal on Tuesday. |