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| Oldbury crash: Bus driver dies after falling ill at the wheel | Oldbury crash: Bus driver dies after falling ill at the wheel |
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| There were no passengers on board at the time and no one else was injured, West Midlands Police said | There were no passengers on board at the time and no one else was injured, West Midlands Police said |
| A bus driver has died after suffering a "medical episode" at the wheel and hitting a wall outside a house, police said. | A bus driver has died after suffering a "medical episode" at the wheel and hitting a wall outside a house, police said. |
| The bus was travelling on Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury in the West Midlands on Saturday morning when the driver became unwell. | The bus was travelling on Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury in the West Midlands on Saturday morning when the driver became unwell. |
| It collided with a wall at the junction of Titford Road at about 07:40 BST. | It collided with a wall at the junction of Titford Road at about 07:40 BST. |
| West Midlands Police said there were no passengers on board at the time - and no one else was injured. | West Midlands Police said there were no passengers on board at the time - and no one else was injured. |
| Road closures are in place which will be lifted in due course, a spokesman said. | Road closures are in place which will be lifted in due course, a spokesman said. |
| Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) said the collision was causing minor disruption and the number 126 service was being diverted. | Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) said the collision was causing minor disruption and the number 126 service was being diverted. |
| ⚠️ Due to a collision on Wolverhampton Road in #Oldbury, @nxwestmidlands 126 will divert both ways.Service will divert via Birchley Island, Churchbridge, Park Street, Merrivale Island, and Wolverhampton RoadTwo stops on Wolverhampton Road will not be served. pic.twitter.com/bQBPOpgp1V | ⚠️ Due to a collision on Wolverhampton Road in #Oldbury, @nxwestmidlands 126 will divert both ways.Service will divert via Birchley Island, Churchbridge, Park Street, Merrivale Island, and Wolverhampton RoadTwo stops on Wolverhampton Road will not be served. pic.twitter.com/bQBPOpgp1V |
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