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Motorcyclist injured and road closed in smash

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash which closed a main road between Oldbury and Dudley.

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Emergency services were called to Dudley Road, in Tividale, at around 7am this morning following the smash.

A motorcycle had collided with the trailer of a lorry outside Tipton Community Primary School.

The rider, a man aged in his 40s, suffered a leg and possible abdominal injury.

He was taken by paramedics to Russells Hall Hospital for further treatment.

Fire crews from Oldbury and Tipton stations attended to help ensure both vehicles were safe.

Delays were caused in the aftermath of the accident as police attended to help direct traffic. The crash was cleared by around 8am.

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