{"id":148459,"date":"2025-09-20T01:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T01:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/148459\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T01:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T01:36:12","slug":"oldbury-roads-shut-after-serious-crash-as-police-rush-to-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/148459\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldbury roads shut after serious crash as police rush to scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham New Road was shut in both directions following the crash<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_birmingham-new-road.jpg\" alt=\"Police have sealed off Oldbury roads following a serious crash\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police have sealed off Oldbury roads following a serious crash(Image: Google )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Police have sealed off several roads in Oldbury following a serious crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The crash happened on New Birmingham Road, at the junction of Hilton Road, just after 2.30pm this afternoon, September 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Birmingham New Road was shut in both directions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/special-police-powers-wolverhampton-after-32515620\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Special police powers in Wolverhampton after man shot dead in Whitmore Reans<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/birmingham-bar-once-named-best-32515750\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Birmingham bar once named &#8216;best sports pub in the UK&#8217; to shut for good<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Lower City Road, Tower Road and Hilton Road were also closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Bus services were being diverted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/sandwell\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sandwell<\/a> Police wrote on Facebook at around 5pm: &#8220;We&#8217;re currently at the scene of a serious collision on New Birmingham Road at the junction of Hilton Road in Oldbury.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758332172_939_0_birmingham-new-road.jpg\" alt=\"Police have sealed off Oldbury roads following a serious crash\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police have sealed off Oldbury roads following a serious crash(Image: Google )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;We were called to reports of a collision at just after 2.30pm this afternoon (19 September).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;We would ask people to avoid the area at this time and find alternative route.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;The following roads remain closed: Birmingham New Road, Lower City Road, Tower Road and Hilton Road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The latest update on traffic tracker Inrix reads: &#8220;A4123 New <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> Road in both directions blocked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Slow traffic due to accident investigation work from Tower Road (Tividale) to Lower City Road (Oldbury) following an accident early Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Diversion for local buses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">We have contacted <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Birmingham New 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