Driver injured in Wolverhampton smash between car and tram
A driver was taken to hospital after a crash with a tram which saw the car shunted 10 feet down the tracks.
The smash between the car and the Midland Metro tram happened just before 4pm yesterday afternoon at the station in Bilston Road, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton.
The tram driver and passengers were not injured in the crash.
Murray MacGregor, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman, said: "On arrival, crews found a car that had suffered significant damage to the passenger side having been shunted down the tracks.
"Thankfully, the car driver, a man in his 60's was not seriously hurt. After being assisted from the car by ambulance staff, he was assessed and only found to have some chest pain from his seatbelt. As a precaution, he was taken to New Cross Hospital for further assessment.
"Ambulance staff also checked on the tram driver and all of the passengers. The driver was understandably shaken, but was discharged at scene. None of the passengers were hurt."
