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| Ambulance crash blocks A449 Penn Road in Wolverhampton | Ambulance crash blocks A449 Penn Road in Wolverhampton |
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| An ambulance has overturned while responding to a 999 call. | An ambulance has overturned while responding to a 999 call. |
| West Midlands Police is urging drivers to avoid the A449 Penn Road in Wolverhampton following the accident at its junction with Muchall Road. | |
| It was responding to a call about an unconscious patient at a nursing home, and was using blue lights and sirens at the time, a spokesman said. | It was responding to a call about an unconscious patient at a nursing home, and was using blue lights and sirens at the time, a spokesman said. |
| The ambulance crew and a student paramedic were shaken but did not require hospital treatment. | The ambulance crew and a student paramedic were shaken but did not require hospital treatment. |
| In a statement, West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed an ambulance was involved in a crash at about 10:30 GMT. | In a statement, West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed an ambulance was involved in a crash at about 10:30 GMT. |
| A spokesman said "The ambulance was answering a 999 call to an unconscious patient at a nursing home, and was travelling on blue lights and sirens at the time of the crash. A further ambulance was immediately sent to this medical emergency. | A spokesman said "The ambulance was answering a 999 call to an unconscious patient at a nursing home, and was travelling on blue lights and sirens at the time of the crash. A further ambulance was immediately sent to this medical emergency. |
| "The ambulance crew, and a student paramedic, were all uninjured in the crash but were shook up, but did not require hospital treatment. | "The ambulance crew, and a student paramedic, were all uninjured in the crash but were shook up, but did not require hospital treatment. |
| "The trust will co-operate fully with the police investigation into the circumstances of the crash to find out exactly what happened." | "The trust will co-operate fully with the police investigation into the circumstances of the crash to find out exactly what happened." |
| Drivers are also warned of congestion at the A4039 Goldthorn Hill junction. | Drivers are also warned of congestion at the A4039 Goldthorn Hill junction. |