Traffic is bad today due to an incident on Shire Oak Hill. Archive image from 365 days.

This morning, Friday 6th October 2017, there has been a road traffic incident on the A461 between the Shire Oak Crossroads and Streets Corner junction – The A461 Lichfield Road at Shire Oak Hill has been closed and local congestion has been severe.

The incident involved a car and a motorbike and a good report is now online at the Walsall Advertiser – click here. The motorcyclist was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital but is not believed to have life threatening injuries, thankfully.

There are also reports of accidents in Coppice Road, Walsall wood, contributing to delays.

Emergency services have been in attendance.

There's an incident on the Lichfield Road (A461) between Shire Oak & Salter Rd junctions which is causing queues in area.

— Walsall Council (@WalsallCouncil) October 6, 2017

As soon as I get better information I’ll share it.