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Floods cause delays for motorists into Wolverhampton

A long stretch of main road in Essington has been closed due to flooding, causing delays to motorists this morning.

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Police have closed the A462 Bursnips Road between Sneyd Lane and Hobnock Road.

It is not the first time the route has been flooded.In March, police were called after a car became stranded on the stretch of road.

Part of the A462 has been closed because of the flooding
Bursnips Road looking more like a canal than a road

Last night, paramedics urged people to avoid Trescott Ford near Wolverhampton because of flooding.

While a reader sent us this image of a road in Bilston under water:

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