Man, 70, critically injured after being hit by bus in Wolverhampton
A 70-year-old man is critically injured in hospital after being hit by a double-decker bus in Wolverhampton city centre.
The crash happened next to the police station in Bilston Street at around 7.45pm on Monday.
The male pedestrian was seriously injured and taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Nobody else was hurt.
Bilston Street, which contains several bus stops as well as the final stop on the West Midlands Metro tram line, was closed for several hours by police but was back open on Tuesday morning.
The number 16 double decker National Express bus was left parked behind police tape as collision investigators examined the scene.
Nobody has been arrested and West Midlands Police is appealing for information and dashcam footage of the incident to help their investigation.
A spokesman for the force said: "A man is in hospital in a critical condition after he was hit by a bus on Monday. It happened just before 7.50pm on Bilston Street, near to Wolverhampton police station.
"The 70-year-old man suffered head injuries and was rushed to hospital.
"The road was closed for quite a few hours so that collision investigators could collect all the evidence they need from the scene.
"If you were there and have any information, mobile phone or dashcam footage please let us know. Our thoughts are with the man in hospital and his friends and family at this time."
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service added: ""We sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor to the scene.
"On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who was the pedestrian. He was found with serious injuries and received specialist trauma care at the scene before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham for further treatment.
"The bus driver was uninjured in the incident."
A spokesman for National Express West Midlands said: "A National Express West Midlands double decker bus was involved in an incident on Bilston Street in Wolverhampton [on Monday]. Our thoughts remain with the injured man and his loved ones.
"Emergency services attended the scene and we will continue to give the police every assistance as they continue their investigation into what happened."
Anyone with information is asked to call West Midlands Police on 101, quoting reference number 3758 of October 4.
