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Ambulance overturns on A449 Penn Road in Wolverhampton Ambulance overturns on 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.
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 police spokesman said. It was racing to assist an unconscious patient at a nursing home and was using blue lights and sirens at the time, a police spokesman said.
Drivers were warned to avoid the A449 Penn Road in Wolverhampton following the accident, at the Muchall Road junction, at about 10:30 GMT.Drivers were warned to avoid the A449 Penn Road in Wolverhampton following the accident, at the Muchall Road junction, at about 10:30 GMT.
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 the ambulance had crashed. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said a further ambulance was immediately sent to the nursing home patient.
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 [and] 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."
BBC Travel reported that congestion caused by the partial blockage of the road had been cleared.BBC Travel reported that congestion caused by the partial blockage of the road had been cleared.