A two-car crash closed a busy junction in Coventry.

Police and paramedics were at the scene where Hearsall Lane meets Earlsdon Avenue North.

As a result of the incident, buses were being diverted.

CoventryLive has contacted West Midlands Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service for a comment.

Initial reports suggested there were no serious injuries, with patients being assessed at the scene by paramedics.

Reporter Fionnula Hainey is at the scene.

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Full story

You can read the full story of what happened - including dashcam footage - here.

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Road reopened

The road has now since been reopened.

We’ll have the full story on this on our website soon.

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Clean-up operation

Police at the scene of the collision
Police at the scene of the collision (Image: Reach Plc)

A significant clean-up operation took place due to the damage done to a traffic light, which was knocked out of the concrete.

Several police officers have been on scene with the council to help clear up.

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Pictures from the scene

Two cars collided near Hearsall Common
Two cars collided near Hearsall Common (Image: Reach Plc)

This is just one of the pictures taken at the scene.

The recovery truck is taking away one of the damaged cars, while the other was also waiting to be recovered.

Police were on scene as recovery took place.

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Two assessed at the scene

Two people have been assessed on scene by paramedics.

One ambulance was sent, but it isn’t thought there are any serious injuries.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 9.39 to the junction of Hearsall Lane and Earlsdon Avenue North to reports of a two car RTC.

“One ambulance in attendance, and we are assessing two patients.”

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Video from the scene

This is the scene at Hearsall Common where the damaged cars are in the process of being taken away.

One car has been taken away already but there is a white one with damage.

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Traffic stopped

Traffic was stopped on Earlsdon Ave North heading West but police have just let them go.

Traffic on Hearsall Lane out of city has to turn left or right.

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Emergency services in attendance

West Midlands Police and West Midlands Ambulance are both in attendance.

Two cars have collided at Hearsall Common, at the junction of Earsldon Avenue North and Hearsall Lane.

Reporter Fionnula Hainey is at the scene.

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Buses diverted

Buses have this morning been diverted due to a ‘serious incident’ at Hearsall Common.

National Express Coventry tweeted to say the numbers 6, 6A, 11 and 18 were all being diverted.

This is due to a collision near Hearsall Common.

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