{"id":267254,"date":"2025-07-16T18:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/267254\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T18:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:30:13","slug":"two-hurt-in-birmingham-road-car-crash-that-saw-buses-divert-around-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/267254\/","title":{"rendered":"Two hurt in Birmingham Road car crash that saw buses divert around scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two drivers were taken to hospital after a crash.<\/p>\n<p>Buses were diverted around the scene in Birmingham Road, in the village of Shenstone, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/sutton-coldfield\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sutton Coldfield;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sutton Coldfield<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/lichfield\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lichfield;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lichfield<\/a>, after the collision today, Wednesday, July 16.<\/p>\n<p>Two vehicles collided just after 2pm, with emergency services called to the scene.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/concerns-raised-over-police-training-144746786.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Concerns raised over police training after man shot dead by armed officers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concerns raised over police training after man shot dead by armed officers<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Both drivers were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment, although neither were seriously hurt.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: &#8220;We were called to reports of a two-car collision on Court Drive in Shenstone at 2pm, one ambulance attended the scene. On arrival we discovered two patients.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A man was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/queen-elizabeth-hospital\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Queen Elizabeth Hospital;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Queen Elizabeth Hospital<\/a>, Birmingham. A second man was assessed and discharged at the scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/staffordshire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Staffordshire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Staffordshire<\/a> Police organised the recovery of both vehicles. A spokesperson for the force said: &#8220;We were called just after 2pm today to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Birmingham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Birmingham<\/a> Road, Shenstone, following reports of a collision involving two vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We attended the scene alongside colleagues from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-ambulance-service\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:West Midlands Ambulance Service;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">West Midlands Ambulance Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Both drivers were taken to hospital by paramedics. Recovery was arranged for both vehicles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>National Express West Midlands said the X3 would be &#8220;terminating at Watford Road Hillock&#8221; at the time. The service provider said: &#8220;We apologise for any disruption to your journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two drivers were taken to hospital after a crash. 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