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Serous traffic incident on Lichfield Road, Shire Oak – avoid the area
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.
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Tagged 2017, 6 October, A461, Accident, Air ambulance, Ambulance, Brownhills, Cartersfield, Crossroads, Hill, incident, Police, Road Closure, RTA, Sandhills, serious, Shire Oak, Walsall Wood, WMAS
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Ongoing incident: Accident at Ogley Road/High Street junction in Brownhills
Monday, 13th February 2017, 1:53pm – Traffic is currently backing up in the Brownhills area due to a collision between a lorry and a car at the junction by the former Warreners Arms pub, where Ogley Road meets the High Street.
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Tagged 13 February, 2017, Accident, Arms, Brownhills, Clayhanger, collision, Events, High Street, Lichfield, Ogley Road, Police, RTA, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Wood, Warreners
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Road accidents on Pelsall Road and near the M6 Toll this evening
I’m receiving bits of information about a couple of road accidents this evening (Saturday, 11th February 2017) – a clearly quite serious one on the Pelsall Road between Brownhills and the Fingerpost, and another either on, or on the approaches to the M6 Toll/Burntwood Way.
Two injured in second Ogley Road crash in ten days
I’m sad to report that yesterday evening (Wednesday 21st December 2016) there was a serious road traffic incident on the Ogley Road near it’s junction with the Lichfield Road at Co-op Corner in Brownhills.
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Tagged 2016, Accident, Ambulance, bloxwich fire, Brownhills, Car, cassualty, co-op, Corner, crash, Facebook, Lichfield, Ogley Road, Police, RTA, smash, Twitter
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Pedestrian injured in collision in Brownhills: can you help find the car please?
Hi folks – there’s been a collision in Brownhills this evening in which a pedestrian has been injured requiring emergency services attention, and it seems the driver of the vehicle involved failed to stop.
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Tagged 14 December, 2016, Accident, Ambulance, Brownhills, Car, crash, Facebook, Lichfield, MacWarreners, Ogley Road, Police, RTA
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Accident on Miner Island, yesterday evening?
I note yesterday evening at rush hour (around 5:30pm, 3rd November 2016) there seems to have been some kind of accident at the Pelsall Road side of the Miner Island in Brownhills.
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Tagged 2016, 3 November, Accident, Ambulance, Brownhills, casualty, collision, Lichfield, News, RTA, Walsall
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Road accident on Lichfield Road, Shire Oak – can you help?
Yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 24th October 2015), there was a serious accident on the A461 Lichfield Road, Sandhills, north east of Shire Oak – I believe the incident to have been around the Cartersfield Lane junction.
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Tagged 2015, 24 Ocotber, Accident, Air ambulance, Ambulance, Brownhills, Cartersfield, Crossroads, Hill, incident, Police, Road Closure, RTA, Sandhills, serious, Shire Oak, Walsall Wood, WMAS
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Accident in Sadler Road this evening?
I know very little about this one but friend of the blog @AntrigbyAjrigby tweeted me tonight (9:15pm Friday 17th July 2015) to say there had been an accident in Sadler Road, Brownhills, and the the road was closed with the junction of Lichfield Road.
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Tagged 17 July, 2015, Accident, Ambulane, AntrigbyAjrigby, Brownhills, Catshill, collision, Evening, Events, Junction, Lichfield, Lichfield Road, Night, Ogle Hay, paramedics, Police, RTA, Sadler Road, smash, Twitter
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Five treated after three vehicle collision in Brownhills High Street
News is just coming in of a three-vehicle crash in Brownhills High Street this evening, just near Silver Court/Farmfoods area, near the junction of Silver Street.
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Tagged 14 April, 2015, Accident, Ambulance, breaking, Brickiln Street, Brownhills, c3, Closed, collision, corsa, Events, Farm Foods, High Street, Lichfield, Marie Morris, newspaper, Police, Road, RTA, Silver Court, Silver Street, smash, traffic
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Cyclist injured in Walsall Wood accident
Details are a bit scant at the moment, but last night a cyclist believed to be in his 40s was injured in a road traffic accident on the Coppice Road near its junction with Lindon/Brownhills Road yesterday evening (Tuesday, 6th January 2015).
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Tagged 2015, Accident, bicycle, bike, Brownhills, Brownhills Road, Car, Coppice Road, Cycle rides, cycling, cyclist, Events, Facebook, injured, Lichfield, Lindon Road, Maybrook Road, Oak Park, RTA, Shire Oak, Twitter, Walsall Wood
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Pensioner dies following Brownhills collision
The Express & Star is now carrying the sad news that the elderly gentleman who was involved in the road traffic collision in Brownhills this morning has sadly passed away.
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Tagged 19th December, Accident, Air ambulance, Ambulance, Brownhills, Chester Road, Church Road, crossing, death, Express & Star, Fatality, High Street, incident, Lorry, OAP, Pedestrian, Police, Road Closure, RTA, serious, wagon, WMAS
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Brownhills High Street Accident – West Midlands Ambulance Service statement
West Midlands Ambulance Service have issued the following statement in regard to the serious incident today (Friday, 19th December 2014) on Brownhills High Street near to the Church Road junction when an elderly man had been in collision with a tipper lorry.
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Tagged 19th December, Accident, Air ambulance, Ambulance, Brownhills, Chester Road, Church Road, crossing, High Street, incident, Lorry, OAP, Pedestrian, Police, Road Closure, RTA, serious, wagon, WMAS
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Road accident in Brownhills High Street
I’m getting mixed reports of a serious road traffic accident in Brownhills High Street, which is currently blocked off. Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Air ambulance, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, Chester Road, child, crossing, High Street, incident, Linden Road, Lindon Road, Lorry, Pedestrian, Police, Road Closure, RTA, serious, wagon, Walsall Wood, WMAS
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Hednesford Road hit and run: John Thomason sentenced
At 12:50am, Sunday 10th August 2014, there was a hit and run incident in Brownhills West, in which a white van hit two men on the pavement – it caused quite a stir locally as many readers will no doubt recall.
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Tagged Accident, Cherwell, crash, Drive, Gareth James, GBH, hit and run, hurt, incident, injured, John Thamason, lads, men, Police, Richard Vernon, Road, road closed, RTA, sentenced, Shannon, tend, West Midlands, Wilkin, WMP
Serious accident between car and horse drawn cart near Stonnall
Following an incident this evening (Friday, 19th September 2014) a large amount of rumour has been circulating on local social media about the nature of a road traffic accident involving a horse-drawn vehicle on the Chester Road, at Lazy Hill, between Aldridge and Shire Oak.
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Tagged 2014, Aldridge, Brownhills, Car, cart, Chester Road, Children, crash, Events, Facebook, gig, Horse, hurt, injured, Junction, Lazy Hill, Lichfield, Mere Green, OAP, Pensioner, pony, RTA, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnall, trap, Twitter, Walsall Wood
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Cyclist hurt in Brownhills incident
Earlier this evening (Tuesday, 16th September 2014) there appears to have been an accident involving a cyclist on the Chester Road, Shire Oak, between the Friezland Lane junction and Anchor Bridge.
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Tagged Accident, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, Chester Road, cyclist, incident, Linden Road, Lindon Road, Nutdm, Police, RTA, Shire Oak, Walsall Wood, WMAS
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Hednesford Road hit and run: police issue full statement
At 12:50am, Sunday 10th August 2014, there was a hit and run incident in Brownhills West, in which a white van hit two men on the pavement – West Midlands Police are appealing for witnesses.
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Tagged Accident, Cherwell, crash, Drive, hit and run, hurt, incident, injured, lads, men, oys, Police, Road, road closed, RTA, Shannon, tend, West Midlands, Wilkin, WMP
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Incident in Brownhills West in the early hours?
Seeing social media reports about a car accident in which a couple of lads may have been hurt after midnight last night (9-10th August 2014) in the Wilkin Road area of Brownhills West.
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Tagged Accident, Cherwell, crash, Drive, hit and run, hurt, incident, injured, lads, men, oys, Police, Road, road closed, RTA, Shannon, tend, West Midlands, Wilkin, WMP
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Car accident in Brownhills on Saturday afternoon
There’s been some interest in a car accident that occurred on Saturday afternoon in Brownhills – official detail is scant and somewhat contradictory, but yesterday evening I spotted this press release from West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS).
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Tagged 19 July, 2014, Accident, Air ambulance, Brownhills, CFR, collision, crash, Events, Lichfield, Ogley Road, paramedic support, RTA, Twitter, West Midlands Ambulance Service, WMAS
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Did anyone see a car accident in Ogley Road on Saturday, please?
I’ve just had this enquiry in from long time reader and friend of the blog Scott Littleton – who’s had a bit of bad luck last weekend – It seems that on Saturday afternoon last (28th June 2014) a mystery car collided with Scott’s and fled the scene.
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Tagged 2014, 28th July, Accident, Brownhills, Clayhanger, collision, Events, fail to report, failed to report, Fiesta, green, Insurance, Lichfield, Ogley Road, Police, Red, red car, RTA, Scott litlleton, Small Hatchback, Things to do, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Brownhills Accident
There’s been a nasty accident in Brownhills during rush hour this evening (17th June 2014), when a car and motorcycle were in collision at the junction of Chase Road and an industrial estate access road.
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Tagged 17th June, 2014, A5, Accident, Ambulance, biker, Brownhills, Canal, Canal Bridge, Car, Chase Road, collision, crash, cycling, entertainment, Events, Facebook, Industrial Estate, Lichfield, Police, RTA, smash, traffic, Tuesday, Twitter, Walsall Wood, Watling Street
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Signatures still required on pedestrian crossings for Shire Oak petition
I’m running this request again for signatures to the online petition for pedestrian crossings in Shire Oak following the sad death of Jack Garrington – if you haven’t signed, please do.
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Tagged Accident, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, campaign, change.org, Chester Road, child, Cmpaign for Pedestrian Corossings, Councillors, crossings, death, HGV, incident, Jack Garrington, Linden Road, Lindon Road, Lorry, Petition, Police, Richard Sherpherd., road accident, Road Closure, road safety, RTA, serious, Shire Oak, sign, wagon, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, WMAS, zebra
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Please sign the petition requesting pedestrian crossings for Shire Oak
Since the tragic, awful death of 12 year old Jack Garrington on the Chester Road, Shire Oak last Thursday, 10th April 2014, many Brownhills folk and parents of kids attending Shire Oak from further afield have not only paid tribute to Jack, but also want to join together to improve road safety in the area.
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Tagged Accident, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, campaign, change.org, Chester Road, child, Cmpaign for Pedestrian Corossings, Councillors, crossings, death, HGV, incident, Jack Garrington, Linden Road, Lindon Road, Lorry, Petition, Police, Richard Sherpherd., road accident, Road Closure, road safety, RTA, serious, Shire Oak, sign, wagon, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, WMAS, zebra
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Pedestrian Crossings for Shire Oak – a campaign in memory of Jack Garrington
Following the tragic, heart-rending death of 12 year old Jack Garrington on the Chester Road, Shire Oak on Thursday, Brownhills has been in a state of shock – many locals have paid tribute to the young lad, floral tributes have been laid at the scene and it’s fair to say that a perceptible air of sadness has prevailed locally.
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Tagged Accident, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, campaign, Chester Road, child, Cmpaign for Pedestrian Corossings, Councillors, crossings, death, HGV, incident, Jack Garrington, Linden Road, Lindon Road, Lorry, Police, Richard Sherpherd., road accident, Road Closure, road safety, RTA, serious, Shire Oak, wagon, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, WMAS, zebra
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Child dies in Brownhills Road accident – police statement
This afternoon, Thursday 10th April 2014, there’s been a serious accident involving a child and a lorry in Brownhills – sadly, the 12 year old involved has died at the scene.
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Tagged Accident, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, Chester Road, child, HGV, incident, Linden Road, Lindon Road, Lorry, Police, Road Closure, RTA, serious, Shire Oak, wagon, Walsall Wood, WMAS
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Road accident in Brownhills now
This afternoon, Thursday 10th April 2014, there’s been aserious accident involving a child and a lorry in Brownhills.
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Tagged Accident, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, Chester Road, child, HGV, incident, Linden Road, Lindon Road, Lorry, Police, Road Closure, RTA, serious, Shire Oak, wagon, Walsall Wood, WMAS
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Police car crash in Brownhills this morning
There was a car accident this morning on the Pelsall Road, Brownhills, just on the east side of Highbridge near the Council Depot – formerly the Edward Rose Plant.
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Tagged Accident, Aldridge, Brownhills, Car, Clayhanger, Council Depot, crash, Edward Rose, Events, Express & Star, High Bridge, Highbridges, hurt, injured, Pelsall Road, Police, Road Closure, RTA, Twitter, Walsall Advertiser
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Motorcyclist dies in Brownhills accident
Sad news spotted on Twitter and Facebook this evening – it seems a motorcyclist in his twenties died at the scene following a collision with a lorry near the Rising Sun island on the A5, Brownhills.
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Tagged A5 Watling Street, Accident, biker, Birmingham Mail, Brownhills, Brownhills West, collision, crash, death, Events, Express & Star, Facebook, Fatality, HGV, incident, Lichfield, Lorry, motorbike, Motorcyclist, Police, rider, Rising Sun, RTA, Tom Stokes, Twitter, Walsall
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Motorbike accident in Brownhills?
From reports on Twitter and Facebook, it seems there’s been a nasty accident in Brownhills near the Anchor Bridge Junction tonight (30th September 2013), between a car and a motorbike.
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Tagged Accident, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, biker, Brownhills, Car, crash, cycling, entertainment, Events, Facebook, High Street, Knaves Cort, Lichfield, Ogley Court, Panoramio, Police, Pubs, RTA, Shire Oak, Twitter, Walsall Wood
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Car accident in Short Street, Brownhills yesterday
I noticed the following in the twitter stream of @BloxwichFire, the account of Bloxwich Fire Service yesterday evening – It seems an ‘Elderly Gent’ rolled his car in Short Street, Brownhills yesterday afternoon, and a valiant passerby came to the rescue and righted it.
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Tagged 10 September 2013, @bloxwichFire, aid, Brownhills, Car accident, cut free, elderly, Events, Fire Brigade, Fire Service, gentlemen, good samaritan, help, Lichfield, New Photos, News, OAP, Pensioner, Roll, RTA, Short Street, Twitter
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The curious incident of the crash in the night-time
Does anyone know what crashed up on the Rising Sun Island, Brownhills West, presumably on the night/morning of 23-24th February 2013?
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Tagged A5, Accident, Brownhills, Brownhills West, Car, crash, Events, Fberuary 24, February 23, island, New Photos, PC Richard Stanley, Police, Rising Sun, RTA, smash, Twitter, Walsall, Weblefeck, West
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Road traffic incident in Brownhills High Street last night?
Apparently, there was a road traffic incident in Brownhills High Street last night (5th Novvember 2011) at around 9pm. Most of the details I have are due to social media – Twatter and Facebook are invaluable at times like this. … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Brownhills, Brownhills High Street, Car Crash, Christine Burgess, David Baker, Facebook, incident, local blogs, PC Liam Marshall, Rose Maria Burnell, RTA, Twitter
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