Two taken to hospital after car left dangling off canal bridge as investigation continues
Two people who were in a car that crashed and was left dangling perilously over the edge of a canal bridge needed hospital treatment.
The pair were in a red Vauxhall Corsa that ended up perched over the water on Ebstree Road at the junction of Langley Road in Trysull at around 2am on Saturday.
The female passenger reportedly had to jump into the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal to escape the car which was photographed by a passer-by on her boat when she saw the wreckage a few hours later at around 8.30am.
Staffordshire Police, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and West Midlands Ambulance Service attended the scene, with the road closed until the car was safely removed from the scene.
A spokeswoman for the ambulance service said: "We were called just after 2.20am on Saturday to reports of an RTC at a bridge near Ebstree Road near Wolverhampton. An ambulance and paramedic officer were sent to the scene where, on arrival crews found one car had collided with a wall. Two patients, a man and a woman, were already out of the vehicle on arrival and after being treated by ambulance staff for minor injuries, both were conveyed to New Cross Hospital for further treatment."
Staffordshire Police has also confirmed it will be continuing inquiries into the crash.
A spokeswoman for Staffordshire Police said: "We were called at 2.30am on Saturday (6 May) to Ebstree Road on the junction of Langley Road in Trysull following reports of a collision.
"We attended the scene with colleagues from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service.
"A Vauxhall Corsa was found partially hanging from a nearby bridge. The passenger, a woman, was taken to hospital as a precaution.
"The driver, a man aged 18, from Wolverhampton, left the scene a short time later and was also taken to hospital as a precaution.
"Fire crews made the car and area safe.
"The incident was left in the care of Highways. Inquiries are continuing."
