Walsall pharmacist killed in Tipton horror smash with bus
A young pharmacist died after suffering serious head injuries when he lost control of his car and collided with a bus in Tipton, an inquest heard.
Mohammed Ali, who lived in Walsall, was driving a Toyota Yaris when he was involved in the horror smash with a bus in Toll End Road on November 22 last year.
The inquest at Smethwick Council House heard that the 24-year-old lost control and the car spun around.
The vehicle veered across the carriageway and the back end of the car collided with the front of a single-decker bus travelling in the opposite direction.
Mr Ali was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham with serious head injuries but died on November 30 after suffering multiple organ failure.
Pc Paul Ducros, from the collision investigation unit at Perry Barr, said Mr Ali had not been speeding, there were no vehicle defects and no evidence of anyone running out into the road.
He said the bus driver, Irena Gajda, was not at fault and she told police she hit the brakes when she saw the car spinning towards her but there was nothing she could do.
The inquest heard that some passengers on the bus suffered minor injuries.
Pc Ducros said: "I don't think we are ever going to find out why Mr Ali lost control of the car."
Black Country Coroner Zafar Siddique said the accident had happened just before 1.30pm.
Traffic conditions were light but the road surface was slightly damp.
Mr Ali, of Whitehall Road, Palfrey, lost control of his vehicle at the bridge in Toll End Road.
The coroner concluded Mr Ali had died as a result of a road traffic collision, adding: "It's not clear in the evidence what happened.
"He was an experienced driver but it appears he lost control momentarily."
He offered his condolences, adding: "He worked as a pharmacist.
"He was a bright young man. Sadly we will never know what happened."
Five ambulances and the air ambulance were called to the scene of the accident.
A female passenger in the Toyota Yaris had suffered head, facial, back and chest injuries and was also taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Three bus passengers suffered back and neck pain.
A man and a woman were taken to Sandwell Hospital and a second woman was taken to Russells Hall Hospital.
