Pedestrian dies following Wolverhampton crash
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car on the busy Birmingham New Road in Wolverhampton.
The road was sealed off in both directions by the police between the junctions of Spring Lane and Ward Grove following the smash at around 6.30pm this evening.
The man was taken by ambulance to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital with serious injuries.
It was later confirmed he had died.
A tweet from Wolverhampton Police Twitter account @WolvesResponse read: "Tragic fatal accident on Birmingham New Road, out of city, avoid the area at all costs."
A trauma doctor and a paramedic attended the scene. The road was closed for several hours while police investigated.
Traffic backed up along Ettingshall Road and on to the A41 Bilston Road as a result of the accident. There were also long queues of traffic out of the city centre heading towards Dudley.
Diversions were put in place.
Any witnesses are asked to call police on 101.
