Motorcyclist taken to hospital with 'serious leg injuries' after crash with car in Bloxwich

 The motorcyclist, a man aged in his 20s, suffered injuries to his leg after colliding with a car on Sneyd Lane on Monday (March 3) morning.

Two ambulances, a Medical Emergency Response Incident Team trauma doctor and a critical care paramedic rushed to the scene at 5.27am.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who was the motorcyclist. He was treated for potentially serious injuries before being taken to New Cross Hospital."

A motorbike could be seen lying on the ground at the side of Sneyd Lane next to a police car on Monday morning.

West Midlands Police said the driver and vehicle involved in the crash left the scene.

The force is appealing for witnesses or those with dashcam footage to come forward.

A force spokesperson said: "We are appealing for information after a man suffered serious injuries following a collision in Bloxwich this morning (March 3).

"Just after 5.30am we were called to a collision involving a car and a motorbike.

"The rider of the motorbike, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries. The driver and the vehicle left the scene.

"We want to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has any dashcam footage. You can do this by calling 101 or contact us via Live Chat on our website quoting log 360 of March 3."

There was heavy traffic on approach to Sneyd Lane, which leads onto Lichfield Road, following the crash.

National Express West Midlands warned passengers of disruption to its service number 9, which travels between Walsall and Wolverhampton.

Writing to X, formerly Twitter, just after 7am on Monday, the regional bus operator said: "Service disruption. Due to an emergency service lead incident at Lichfield Road, Willenhall, 9 is on diversion both directions via: Sneyd Hall Road, Central Drive, Willenhall Lane, Wood Lane and Pooles Lane.

"We apologise for any disruption to your journey."

It later updated customers to say the disruption had cleared and the service was following a normal line of route.