Police cordon on Dudley road - reports of incident involving a bus

Significant police presence on a key Dudley road.

There’s a significant police presence on Kingswinford road in Dudley this morning.

Here’s the latest on this incident: Woman fights for life in Dudley after falling from a bus

It appears that there was a vehicle accident, which lead to unconfirmed reports of a woman being taken to hospital after an incident involving a bus.

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Police cordon on Dudley road - reports of crash involving a bus | Martyn Greswolde/ Express & Star

The incident happened near Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.

The severity of the incident still remains to be unconfirmed by the police.

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Traffic has been diverted as a result of the incident, near Russells Hall Hospital. | Martyn Greswolde/Express & Star

National Express West Midlands have confirmed their 2, 5 and 6 services have been diverted away from the scene on Kingswinford Road this morning (June 16).

A spokesperson for the transport provider said the buses will now travel “towards Dudley and Wrens Nest via Pensnett Road and Stourbridge Road.”

From the scene, there appears to be plenty of traffic as cars have been diverted leading to traffic in places such as Coopers Bank Road in Gornal.

One witness said that the incident had “taken me all around Dudley”.

Transport for West Midlands has also confirmed the Diamond 226 service is also diverted.

We have contacted emergency services for further comment on the matter.

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