Crashes leave two injured
A motorcyclist and a pedestrian were seriously injured in two separate crashes in the Black Country.
The 22-year-old pedestrian was today fighting for his life after he was in collision with a bus in Bearwood early today.
Police and paramedics were called to the scene near to the Bearwood Tavern in Three Shires Oak Road, Smethwick at 12.13am.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman Claire Thomas said: "The man had suffered serious arm, leg and head injuries. The doctor anaesthetised the man due to his condition.
He was transferred to Selly Oak Hospital where his condition was today described as critical. Meanwhile a motorcyclist is in a serious condition in hospital today after colliding with a wall in Powke Lane in Old Hill shortly before 1.30am.
