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| Man dies as bus hits row of 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 lamppost, a car and 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 then caught fire along with two of the terraced homes in Bunns Lane, in the Kates Hill area of Dudley, as the vehicle ruptured a gas supply. | The bus then caught fire along with two of the terraced homes in Bunns Lane, in the Kates Hill area of Dudley, as the vehicle ruptured a gas supply. |
| The driver, in his late 30s, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. | The driver, in his late 30s, was taken to hospital with minor injuries. |
| Five people had 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. | Five people had 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 | We went downstairs and outside and we saw the bus inside the house Mohammed Daud, resident |
| A spokesman for bus company Travel West Midlands confirmed it was carrying out an investigation along with West Midlands Police. | A spokesman for bus company Travel West Midlands confirmed it was 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. | 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. | "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." | "Luckily we were safe and everybody got out OK which is the main thing." |
| The bus crashed into the houses just after 0900 BST | |
| The street has been cordoned off while firefighters deal with the fires. | The street has been cordoned off while firefighters deal with the fires. |
| The main area of damage to the bus was where the driver sits, but he managed to escape the vehicle with only cuts and bruises, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | The main area of damage to the bus was where the driver sits, but he managed to escape the vehicle with only cuts and bruises, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. |
| He was taken to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley and one resident was treated for shock. | He was taken to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley and one resident was treated for shock. |
| The spokesman added that there were no passengers on the bus at the time, and reports that a cyclist had also been involved in the incident were unfounded. | The spokesman added that there were no passengers on the bus at the time, and reports that a cyclist had also been involved in the incident were unfounded. |
| "Whilst this is a tragic incident, the potential for a far more serious one cannot be underestimated. | "Whilst this is a tragic incident, the potential for a far more serious one cannot be underestimated. |
| "Given the time of day it is perhaps unusual that the bus was so empty and there was no-one in the house," he said. | "Given the time of day it is perhaps unusual that the bus was so empty and there was no-one in the house," he said. |