Pedestrian still critical after Dudley town centre bus crash
A pedestrian who was hit by a bus in Dudley yesterday is still critically ill in hospital.
The man, in his 50s, was taken to hospital after being injured in the crash on Castle Streetat around 3.45pm.
Police this morning confirmed he remained in a serious condition.
An air ambulance was sent to the town centre but the injured man was taken to the major trauma centre at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital by land ambulance.
Paramedics were at the scene for around 90 minutes and witnesses said the National Express bus involved stayed on Castle Street until the medical teams left.
Castle Street, Tower Street and New Street were all shut to vehicles for several hours as police investigated the crash.
Police tape was also blocking the junction of Castle Street and Fisher Street, near the bus station, for pedestrians.
Jamie Arrowsmith, spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said yesterday: "We were called at 3.46pm to Castle Street to reports of a collision between a bus and a pedestrian.
"We sent one ambulance, two paramedic officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance critical care car and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford.
"A man in his 50s was treated at the scene for serious injuries and taken on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital."
A National Express West Midlands spokesman said: “A National Express West Midlands single decker bus was involved in an incident on Castle Street in Dudley at approximately 3.45pm yesterday. Our thoughts remain with the injured man and his loved ones.
“Emergency services attended the scene and we are giving the police every assistance as they continue their investigation into what happened.
“Diversions were put in place for several hours following the incident and we would like to apologise to anyone whose journey was delayed as a result.”
