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Smethwick care centre closes after lorry crash

A care centre has been closed completely in the wake of a lorry crash, meaning 20 patients have had to be moved to another hospital, it emerged today.

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Patients and staff at the Leasowes Care Centre in Oldbury Road, Smethwick were left in shock on Monday after a lorry hit a car and careered through railings, smashing into a wall.

Structural engineers are still working to investigate the full extent of the damage to the centre but it is not believed the centre will reopen for weeks.

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