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| Store opening causes road delays | Store opening causes road delays |
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| An electronics store has said it did all it could to avoid traffic jams after about 3,000 people attended its opening sale in the Black Country. | An electronics store has said it did all it could to avoid traffic jams after about 3,000 people attended its opening sale in the Black Country. |
| Shoppers trying to get to Currys, in Axeltree Way, Wednesbury, caused long delays on the M5 and M6 earlier. | Shoppers trying to get to Currys, in Axeltree Way, Wednesbury, caused long delays on the M5 and M6 earlier. |
| Police were called to control the crowd which gathered outside the 60,000 sq ft store, which was offering half-price deals and games consoles at £100. | Police were called to control the crowd which gathered outside the 60,000 sq ft store, which was offering half-price deals and games consoles at £100. |
| Currys manager John Fisher said police asked him to open the store early. | Currys manager John Fisher said police asked him to open the store early. |
| The shop was opened at 0630 BST. | The shop was opened at 0630 BST. |
| 'Acting crazily' | 'Acting crazily' |
| A 75-year-old woman who had been queuing since 0300 BST collapsed and an ambulance was called. | A 75-year-old woman who had been queuing since 0300 BST collapsed and an ambulance was called. |
| She was taken to New Cross Hospital as a precaution. | She was taken to New Cross Hospital as a precaution. |
| Mr Fisher said: "We are very sorry that we may have caused one or two delays getting to work this morning. | Mr Fisher said: "We are very sorry that we may have caused one or two delays getting to work this morning. |
| "We were expecting queues but I don't think we were expecting anything like the volume of people that we've now seen at the store." | "We were expecting queues but I don't think we were expecting anything like the volume of people that we've now seen at the store." |
| Axeltree Way and the exit sliproads at junction nine of the M6 were temporarily closed by police at about 0715 BST. | Axeltree Way and the exit sliproads at junction nine of the M6 were temporarily closed by police at about 0715 BST. |
| But congestion on the motorways later reduced. | But congestion on the motorways later reduced. |
| One man who lived nearby and got stuck in traffic for half an hour in the morning said people were acting "crazily". | One man who lived nearby and got stuck in traffic for half an hour in the morning said people were acting "crazily". |
| He said: "I suppose it goes to show that the economy, at least round here, isn't too bad for everyone." | He said: "I suppose it goes to show that the economy, at least round here, isn't too bad for everyone." |