{"id":290643,"date":"2025-07-25T13:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/290643\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T13:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:05:14","slug":"driver-urged-to-come-forward-after-bmw-crashes-into-bus-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/290643\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver urged to come forward after BMW crashes into bus stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Midlands Police is appealing for information after a driver crashed into a bus stop<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5_Lime-treesJPG.jpg\" alt=\"A general view of a bus stop on Robin Hood Lane in Hall Green\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A general view of a bus stop on Robin Hood Lane in Hall Green(Image: Graham Young \/ BirminghamLive)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A driver is being urged to come forward after a BMW ploughed into a bus stop in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The car crashed into the shelter close to the junction of Robin Hood Lane and Highfield Road in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/billesley-and-hall-green\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Hall Green<\/a>, at around 8.30pm last night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Luckily, no one was standing at the bus stop stop at the time of the collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/birmingham-bin-strike-latest-solidarity-32132569\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: Birmingham bin strike latest as solidarity &#8216;megapicket&#8217; halts waste wagons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The driver is said to have left the scene before the police and fire service attended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The bus stop was significantly damaged and fire crews made the scene safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BirminghamLive WhatsAppLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/a>, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> is appealing to the driver or anyone with information to contact them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">WMP said: &#8220;Shortly before 8.30pm last night (Thurs), we were called to Robin Hood Lane, at its junction with Highfield Road, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>, following reports a car had crashed into a bus shelter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The driver had left the scene on arrival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;There were no reported injuries,&#8221; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Anyone with any information should contact police by calling 101 quoting log number 5063 of 24 July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">We have a suite of newsletters, tailored to your needs. 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