Two women injured in freak road crash
Two pedestrians were injured – one by a car and the other by a traffic light – in a road smash in Kingswinford.
One woman was hit by a red Kia, while another was struck by a light post which the car had crashed into.
The crash happened in Kingswinford High Street shortly after 1pm yesterday.
A woman in her 70s was hit by the car and suffered leg injuries, while the force of the impact brought the light column down, striking a woman in her 60s. The women were taken to Russells Hall Hospital.
Crew commander Andy Froggatt, who is based at Brierley Hill fire station, said: "The car impacted the traffic lights and brought the tower down."
Chris Kowalik, a spokesman for the West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "There were no life-threatening injuries."