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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 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. |
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said a further ambulance was immediately sent to the nursing home patient. | |
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. |