Traffic chaos in Wolverhampton as tram and unmarked police car crash on ring road

The collision, which took place on Bilston Street Island and leading onto the A41 at around 2pm, brought traffic to a near halt.

No one was hurt in the collision, which cleared at around 3.30pm, however, both vehicles were heavily damaged, with engineers having to repair the tram on-site to get it moving again.

Mark Porter, of Dudley, said: "It's caused quite a bit of traffic, you can see it backed up all the way up the road. I heard that it might be a police vehicle but I'm not sure.

"I was supposed to be at a meeting in Walsall but I don't think I'll be getting there if they don't get the traffic moving."

The car, a grey Skoda, was confirmed to be owned by West Midlands Police.

Isabel Walker, 21, said: "Yeah it's a bit weird, I'm not quite sure how they came to hit each other, it's created a bit of traffic though."

"I'm not sure what happened to be honest. I heard a crash and then the traffic stopped moving and that was it."

Andris Kedzierska, 32, of Dudley, added: "I didn't see it but I hear it when they hit each other, it was quite loud.

West Midlands Police and British Transport Police have been approached for comment.