Crews remove dumped Corsa from city Metro tracks as police hunt abandoned car driver

Crews were drafted in to remove a Vauxhall Corsa after it was dumped on the city's Metro tracks this morning, Wednesday, November 6. British Transport Police were probing the abandoned car incident and hunting the driver.

West Midlands Metro said the vehicle was left on the line at St Chad's tram stop. It meant no tram services were running between St Chads and Edgbaston Village causing five hours of disruption.

West Midlands Metro later posted on X: " Trams are operating between Wolverhampton Station & Edgbaston Village. The car which was on the tracks has been removed and trams are now able to run through. Please expect delays while we reform the service.

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A British Transport Police spokesperson told BirminghamLive: “Officers were called to St Chad’s Metro station at 9.20am today (6 November) to reports of a car abandoned on the tracks. Officers attended and enquiries are ongoing.”

A passerby had earlier told BirminghamLive: "A car came on a platform at Snow Hill station and the driver walked off and left the car there."