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Pedestrian dies as bus hits homes Man dies as bus hits row of homes
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A 40-year-old man was killed when a bus crashed into a row of houses in the Black Country. A 40-year-old man was killed when a bus crashed into a lamppost, a car and a row of houses in the Black Country.
The bus hit a row of terraced houses in Bunns Lane, in the Kates Hill area of Dudley, just after 0900 BST. The bus then caught fire as well as two of the terraced homes in Bunns Lane, in the Kates Hill area of Dudley, after the vehicle ruptured a gas supply.
The bus driver, in his late 30s, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Early reports suggest another person may be trapped under the vehicle. The driver, in his late 30s, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The street has been cordoned off while firefighters tackle a blaze at one of the houses. Five people were forced to leave their homes. Resident Mohammed Daud said he was woken up by a bang, another said he fled his house as the bus approached.
We went downstairs and outside and we saw the bus inside the house Mohammed Daud, resident
A spokesman for Travel West Midlands confirmed they were carrying out an investigation along with West Midlands Police.
Mr Daud told BBC News: "I was just upstairs sleeping when we heard the bang. It was really bad, it was like a bomb.
"We went downstairs and outside and we saw the bus inside the house.
"Luckily we were safe and everybody got out ok which is the main thing."
The street has been cordoned off while firefighters deal with the fires.
The driver has been taken to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley and one resident is being treated for shock.
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said more lives could have been lost.