West Midlands Police has issued an image of a man officers would like to speak to in connection with a sexual assault on teenager on the number 51 bus in Great BarrGoogle Maps street view of a section of Birmingham Road in Great Barr A teenage girl was sexually assaulted on a number 51 bus in Birmingham Road in Great Barr (Image: Google)

An appeal has been launched after a teenage girl was sexually attacked on a Birmingham bus.

The incident took place in Birmingham Road in Great Barr on Thursday, March 20.

The girl was sexually assaulted on the No. 51 bus at around 8.55am.

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The bus route travels between Walsall town centre and Corporation Street in the heart of Birmingham.

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West Midlands Police has issued an image of a man officers would like to speak to.

He is white and is wearing a red beanie hat and large sunglasses.

In addition, he is wearing a white and blue checked shirt and a dark jacket.

CCTV image of a white man who is wearing a red beanie hat and large sunglasses and a white and blue checked shirt and a dark jacketWest Midlands Police officers would like to speak to this man in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl on the number 51 bus in Birmingham Road, Great Barr

In issuing the appeal, a spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “We want to speak to this man after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted on a bus in Great Barr.

“It happened on the number 51 service along Birmingham Road at around 8.55am on 20 March.

“Anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101, and quote 20/188176/25.”

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Alternatively, anyone with any information can contact independent charity, Crimestoppers, anonymously by calling 0800 555 111.