Train operators have warned that services could be cancelled, delayed or diverted after the fire started this morning between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley stations.
Two cars and a van collided where Manor Road becomes Spring Road, in the Ettingshall area of Wolverhampton, before catching fire, with smoke reported to be drifting across the track. Photos from the scene showed the cars, one a VW Golf and the other a blue BMW X1, severely damaged from a collision and fire. West Midlands Police later confirmed that four people - including two children - had been taken to hospital, with the Golf driver also arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to stop. The blaze is expected to cause disruption for passengers until the end of the day and into Sunday (13).
1. Car fire blocks railway between Wolverhampton and Birmingham - replacement buses being arranged
A fire-damaged car on Spring Road, Wolverhampton that's led to trains being stopped | E&S
2. Trains between Wolverhampton and Birmingham have been cancelled after three vehicles collided and caught fire under a railway bridge.
A fire-damaged car on Spring Road, Wolverhampton that's led to trains being stopped | E&S
3. Trains between Wolverhampton and Birmingham have been cancelled after three vehicles collided and caught fire under a railway bridge.
Train operators have warned that services could be cancelled, delayed or diverted | Express & Star
4. Car fire blocks railway between Wolverhampton and Birmingham - replacement buses being arranged
Train operators have warned that services could be cancelled, delayed or diverted | Express & Star