Electric car left wedged on wall as manoeuvre goes wrong in the Black Country

Nobody was injured in the crash but paramedics and eight firefighters were sent to the scene where the silver hatchback was left at a 45-degree angle.

The crash happened in Bourne Street, Coseley, at around 10.15am on Wednesday and involved an elderly male driver.

A fire engine and brigade response vehicle both sent to the scene and the road was fully closed while fire crews worked to free the vehicle safely.

The driver was assessed by paramedics at the scene, before being discharged.

A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "This [incident] involves one car that appears to have reversed on a retaining wall and it was left at a 45-degree angle in a precarious position.

"Cordons were in place for public safety. And our technical rescue unit also attended."

One of the crew members who was at the scene "secured the vehicle to make sure it wouldn't roll or fall", the spokesman added.

Firefighters were still at the scene roughly two hours after the incident took place.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 10.08am on Wednesday to reports of an road traffic collision on Bourne Street, Coseley. An ambulance and paramedic officer attended.

"Crews arrived to find a car which had collided with a wall. The driver suffered no injuries and was discharged on scene."

A One Stop shop worker, who did not want to be named, said: "We checked with the driver, he was okay, he was calming himself down over the road with a neighbour.

"I came out just after it happened. I was trying to assess the situation."

"There were people everywhere. The car was all damaged."