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Car on the tracks stops trams from running into Wolverhampton city centre

Tram services have been left unable to run between two stops in Wolverhampton due to a car on the tracks.

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The car stranded on the tram tracks by Pipers Row. Photo: Nitesh Ladwa

West Midlands Metro announced at around 6.30pm on Thursday that its services were unable to stop between The Royal on Bilston Road and Wolverhampton Station.

It's understood the car is on the track between Pipers Row and Bilston Street Island.

The travel company advised that instead trams were temporarily running between The Royal and the Library stop on Centenary Square, Birmingham, only.

It went on to apologise to commuters for the inconvenience caused.

By 8pm a recovery truck had arrived to remove the dark blue saloon from the track and services were running as normal by 8.30pm.

Earlier on in the evening, ambulances on Broad Street in Birmingham prevented trams from running between Library and Edgbaston Village.