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Police stop traffic on busy Great Barr road - ambulance crew called

Police have stopped traffic at a crossing on a busy road in Great Barr, with ambulance personnel also in attendance.

By Rob Smith
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Emergency vehicles including two marked police cars on blue lights, unmarked police cars and an ambulance on blue lights have been sent to a pedestrian crossing on the southbound Birmingham Road, Great Barr.

Police and ambulance vehicles at the junction
Police and ambulance vehicles in Birmingham Road in Great Barr

Photo from around midday on Sunday (January 11) show several police officers on foot by a set of traffic lights on the southbound carriageway.

Several police vehicles were seen at the junction in Great Barr
Several police vehicles were seen in Birmingham Road in Great Barr

An eyewitness reported seeing officers making arrests.

An ambulance on blue lights on approach to the junction
An ambulance on blue lights on approach to the crossing

The AA has reported traffic congestion in all directions, including the southbound road back up to the M6 Junction 7.

West Midlands Police has been approached for further information.