Emergency crews were scrambled to Muntz Street in Small Heath with fears of ‘hazardous materials’ but it turned out to be an ‘egg and flour fight’ and no one was ‘battered’ A big emergency services response was called to Birmingham in what was believed to be a ‘hazmat’ incident but …
Read More »Man in his 20s dead as police called out to Stoke-on-Trent house
A man has died in a Stoke-on-Trent house after police were called out in the early hours. Officers attended Cope’s Avenue at around 2.30am today (June 21) following “a report of a man with a large bladed weapon”. When they arrived they discovered a man in his 20s was “unresponsive” …
Read More »Two injured after driver suffers ‘medical episode’ and ploughs into tree
The driver, a man in his 70s and two others were taken to hospital News birminghammail.co.uk 17:03, 25 Apr 2025 A general view of Garretts Green Lane A car ploughed into a tree after the driver suffered a ‘medical episode’ behind the wheel. Police and paramedics were called to Garretts …
Read More »Live updates as crash shuts North Staffordshire road for hours
A crash closed a North Staffordshire road for hours. Neighbours reported the incident on Heathcote Road, in Halmerend. It is understood that the emergency services were alerted just before midnight last night. Pictures show police cars and ambulances at the scene. One StokeonTrentLive reader said: “One moving vehicle and two …
Read More »Tragedy as man dies after huge 999 response outside hotel
A man died after emergency services were called to a scene in Balsall Common. A large 999 presence was seen outside the Haig’s Hotel on Kenilworth Road. West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed it received a 999 call to report a medical emergency at just after 2.45pm on Saturday afternoon, September …
Read More »Crash claims life of driver and puts passenger in Royal Stoke
A two-car crash has claimed the life of a driver and left a passenger in Stoke-on-Trent’s main hospital. Police, firefighters, paramedics were called to the crash on Rawnsley Road, in Staffordshire, on Sunday night. An air ambulance landed as part of the emergency services response. A West Midlands Ambulance Service …
Read More »Police block part of Potteries Way roundabout as driver taken to Royal Stoke
One lane of a busy roundabout remains coned off this afternoon after a crash. Sand has been put down on the carriageway and cobbles have been displaced on the roundabout linking Waterloo Road, Potteries Way and Hope Street, in Hanley. The temporary repair work means traffic travelling down Waterloo Road …
Read More »Driver, 19, seriously hurt in Royal Stoke as car crashes into house
A driver suffered serious leg injuries after a car crashed into a house in Shelton. Emergency services were called to the property on Cleveland Road at 6am on Tuesday (October 17). They discovered that a white Vauxhall Corsa had ‘collided with’ a house. The 19-year-old driver, who was travelling alone, …
Read More »Driver in Royal Stoke after crashing into wall
A driver has needed hospital treatment after crashing into a wall. Paramedics treated the casualty after being called to Main Road, in Betley, at 6.58pm last night. Staffordshire Police closed part of Main Road – near East Lawns – following the collision. StokeonTrentLive has approached the force for a statement …
Read More »Woman killed in Much Wenlock crash as man and two children injured
A woman has tragically died after a two-car crash in Shropshire. Two air ambulances were scrambled to the scene on Bridgnorth Road in Newton, Much Wenlock, following the collision. Medics administered advanced life support to the woman at the roadside but sadly nothing could be done to save her. She …
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