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Emergency services rush to two-car crash in Stourbridge as school route closed

Emergency services have attended the scene of a two-car crash which caused a school pick-up route to close.

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Emergency services were in attendance at the scene of the crash on High Street, Amblecote. Photo: Google

The collision took place on High Street in Amblecote, Stourbridge, at around 1.46pm on Friday.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was in attendance at the scene, where paramedics discovered two patients upon arrival.

A spokesman for the service said: "We were called to reports of a two-car RTC on High Street at 1.46pm.

"Two ambulances, two paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma doctor with a Critical Care Paramedic and the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care attended the scene.

"On arrival, we discovered two patients."

The road was closed as a result of the crash between Coalbourn Lane and the Hill House mental health centre until around 5pm.

West Midlands Fire Service advised parents to seek an alternative route to collect their children from the nearby Amblecote Primary School.

A spokesman for the service confirmed attendance by crew at the scene, who left at around 4pm.