A local rushed to the aid of a woman who was trapped inside a car following the smash between a BMW and a Citroen in Wednesbury’s Hydes Road
15:45, 01 Mar 2026Updated 16:16, 01 Mar 2026
Dramatic two-car crash in Wednesbury
This was the moment a BMW smashed into a Citroen in a dramatic crash in Wednesbury – leaving a woman injured.
Police have launched an investigation into the shocking incident which happened in Hydes Road at around 9am on Saturday, February 28.
A woman, who had been driving the Citroen, was treated at the scene by paramedics. The occupants of the BMW fled the scene.
A local who rushed to the woman’s aid told BirminghamLive he heard her “screaming”.
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The 65-year-old said: “I heard this almighty scraping. I opened my gates and saw this white car on the other side of the road. I heard this lady screaming.
“The BMW had ended up about 400 yards down the road. I went over to the Citroen and tried to open the door but I couldn’t get it to work.
“I went around to the passenger side and there was smoke everywhere. I just wanted to get her out. I grabbed hold of her and managed to pull her out.”
He added: “The first thing she said was, ‘oh no, I’ve missed my appointment’. She must’ve been [in shock].”
The local said a former nurse, who lives nearby, was helping the woman as he cleared debris which had scattered across the street following the smash.
“If it had been a bit busier, god knows what would’ve happened,” he said. “I’ve been living here for 20 years but it’s gone absolutely mad this last six years or so. It’s crazy on this road.
“Chaps on motorbikes and scooters, doing wheelies, no helmets. Police are doing the best they can, but to apparently no avail.
“It’s a long road and they’ve got traffic calming measures down by the school. But there’s a stretch where it’s a long road and [drivers] put their foot down.”
The smashed-up BMW following the two-car crash in Wednesbury’s Hydes Road (Image: Handout)
A West Midlands Police said: “We were called to Hydes Road at around 9am yesterday following reports of an collision.
“A car hit another car before hitting a tree.
“The occupants fled the car before we arrived at the scene.
“One woman was treated by paramedics.
“Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact us via Live Chat on our website quoting log 1002 of February 28.”
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