Major Birmingham road closed after collision involving police car and taxi

A major route in Birmingham city centre has been closed today after a collision involving a police car and a taxi.

The A4400 Queensway was closed near the interchange for Old Snow Hill and Snow Hill Queensway.

The carriageway is a key route that takes drivers in and out of the city centre and joins the A38 Aston Expressway, which in turns connects to the M6 at J6, Spaghetti Junction.

The route has since re-opened.

In a statement West Midlands Police said: "St Chads Queensway is currently closed at Snow Hill Queensway after a collision involving a police vehicle and a taxi.

"An officer driving the police car which was responding to an incident, had to be cut out of the vehicle and has been taken to hospital.

"Another officer in the vehicle received minor injuries.

"The taxi driver and a passenger, thankfully were uninjured."