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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. |
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