Residents in shock after burning Jeep 'crashes into wall' at Dudley petrol station

Residents are still trying to understand what happened after a young man was badly burned in a car fire at a petrol station.

The car caught fire on Thursday evening at the petrol station. Photo: SnapperSK

The 20-year-old was taken to hospital on Thursday evening after the blaze at the Texaco service station on Himley Road, Dudley, just after 7pm.

The Jeep he was in is believed to have left the petrol station on fire and crashed into a wall nearby. The forecourt remained closed on Friday afternoon by West Midlands Police, with a police van still present outside and residents living nearby trying to figure out what happened.

One man living up the road from the station said he hadn't heard a thing until police knocked on his door to ask him about it.

He said: "I only found out bits of what had happened when the police officer knocked on my door to ask if I had any CCTV footage of the street.

"I don't know all the details, but it's sad to hear that someone's been taken to hospital and shocking that there's still a police van there."

The wall nearby shows the damage done when the Jeep hit it. Photo: SnapperSK

Residents in houses on Brick Kiln Lane, where the junction faces out towards the station, spoke about hearing noises from the station and a series of loud bangs, while one resident spoke of seeing the aftermath.

The residents of one house, who didn't want to be named, said: "We were sitting in the house and heard a lot of bangs and shouting, but didn't think anything of it.

"However, we then saw flashing lights and looked out to see police and fire engines at the station.

"It's really surprising to hear what's happened as you don't see things like that happening around here and we just hope the man is ok."

A police presence was seen at the petrol station and remained a day later. Photo: SnapperSK

The other resident, who didn't want to be named, said: "My wife and I were driving home and came up the hill towards our house to see a Jeep in the wall and a fire engine nearby.

"It was only today I've found what happened and how close it was to us and I'm a little surprised about it happening so close to my house.

"It's also a shock as it happened at a petrol station and I don't really want to think about what would have happened if the station had caught fire."

Anyone with information has been asked to get in touch with West Midlands Police via live chat at west-midlands.police.uk, quoting log 3264.