Top of bus crushed by tree
Hagley Road has been closed while police investigate.
Hagley Road has been closed while police investigate.
There are delays and the road is closed on the A456 Hagley Road after a serious accident involving a falling tree that has hit a bus.
Hagley Road out of City closed for a short time.@wmpolice @bhamsouthpolice. Working as quickly as possible to reopen http://t.co/FUWouiUob4
The road is closed in the westbound direction heading out of Birmingham between the B4124 Norfolk Road and Westfield Road.
Police are on the scene and say they're working quickly to reopen on the road.
Pictures have been posted on twitter of the crushed top of the bus:
Please avoid Hagley Road out of city between Norfolk Road and Westfield Road. A fallen tree has forced closure. http://t.co/G2jXqifY7v
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