Police have sealed-off a residential street this afternoon after reports of a man on the loose with a machete.

The sighting followed a collision in which a vehicle ploughed into parked cars in Buffery Road, Dudley, shortly before 3.30pm on Thursday afternoon.

West Midlands Police released this statement shortly after: Police are currently dealing with disorder around Buffery Road, Dudley.

“Officers were called after a vehicle crashed into parked cars at 3.24pm this afternoon (5 April).

“One man has been taken to hospital with leg injuries.

“It was reported that the occupant of one vehicle was in possession of a machete.

“Officers are currently conducting a search of the area and speaking to witnesses.”

No arrests had been made in connection to the disorder by 11am on Friday morning.

Anyone with information is asked to contact West Midlands Police on 101 quoting log 1533 of 05/04/2018.

A family member of the man injured in today’s incident has spoken to BirminghamLive.

The man’s daughter-in-law described the moment a vehicle ploughed into park cars.

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The witness went on to say more than one man was travelling in the car - with one “waving a machete around.”

The witness, who did not want to be named, said: “It was my father-in-law and my partner who got hit by the car. My father-in-law is in a very bad way in hospital.

She said: “He was crushed by the car which came hurtling down the street.

“The car hit my dog first, then my partner. It almost hit my sister too.

“I heard a bang and we all came out of the house. That’s when I saw the men in the car and one of them was waving a machete around.”

“It’s just a waiting game now. My father-in-law has been sedated and has been badly hurt.”