Skip to content

Birmingham New Road: Man dies after being hit by lorry

BBC Police tapeBBC
The road was closed while police carried out investigations

A man has died after being hit by a lorry on a busy road in the Black Country.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to the Birmingham New Road, Coseley, shortly after 09:30 BST where they found the injured pedestrian.

"Unfortunately, it was immediately clear that nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed deceased at the scene," a spokeswoman said.

The road was closed while police carried out investigations.

The spokeswoman said the driver of the lorry did not require any treatment.

Presentational grey line

Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: [email protected]