Crash on busy Wolverhampton road disrupts trams

A crash on Bilston Road, Wolverhampton caused disruption to trams last night (August 5).

Trams in Wolverhampton faced disruption after another crash on a busy road.

West Midlands Metro confirmed ticket acceptance was in place on Nation Express West Midlands buses following a collision on Bilston Road at around 10.20pm last night (August 5).

A spokesperson at the time said: “Due to an RTC on the Bilston Rd, trams are unable to operate between Wolverhampton & Priestfield. Trams are operating between Priestfield & Edgbaston Village only.”

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Trams started operating as normal with some delays shortly after 11pm.

The news comes less than a week after a fatal crash on the same road. Tributes were left at the scene for a man named locally as Luke and police appealed for information.

Emergency services have been contacted for a comment on the latest crash.

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