Delays on trains after Sandwell bridge is hit by lorry
A lorry hit a bridge in Sandwell today, leading to delays on trains between Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
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It happened at around 9am today at Sandwell and Dudley train station in Oldbury.
The crash caused some trains to be halted for around 10 minutes while engineers assessed the damage.
No significant damage was caused to the bridge.
Daniel Patricks, aged 30, of Wolverhampton, was travelling on a train from Wolverhampton to Birmingham when it ground to a halt.
He said: "We were stopped for around 10 minutes just outside of Sandwell and Dudley."
Network Rail spokesman Ben Herbert said: "A lorry struck the bridge shortly after 9am. We received calls from concerned members of the public and an engineer was sent to the site."
