A DIAMOND bus and a car crashed on route from Redditch to Kidderminster this morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene, involving the number 43 bus and a Seat Altea car, near Lodge Ford Hill, Chaddesley Corbett, just after 10am.

West Midlands Ambulance Service assessed one patient, a woman in her 70s, but said she did not require hospital treatment.

Stephanie Wood, from Redditch, who was travelling on the bus at the time, said: "Everyone is a little shaken up."

West Mercia Police also attended the scene. 

A spokesman said: "The road was blocked briefly while the bus was recovered."

Posting on the Diamond Facebook page, a spokesman said: "Due to an RTA on the route our 43 service from Chaddesley Corbett to Kidderminster is currently subject to severe delays.

"Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause."

More to follow.