Tragedy as five people die after horror crash in Walsall

West Midlands Ambulance Service told Birmingham Live: “One person has died and four others were taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Pelsall last night.

“We were called at 11:54pm to reports of collision involving two cars at the junction of Norton Road and Wolverhampton Road. We sent five ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor and a HART paramedic to the scene.

Two cars collided at a busy junction in Walsall (Image: Jack Williams)
Two vehicles collided at a busy junction in the Pelsall area of Walsall, West Midlands, just before midnight on friday. One man was confirmed dead at the roadside when paramedics arrived.