AN OLDBURY road has been closed after a two-car crash in which an elderly man was hurt this morning.

Police said Portway Road will be closed for the next thirty minutes due to a crash near Matalan.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said the crash happened at around 8.55am.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said an elderly man, who was driving one of the cars, suffered potentially serious injuries and was taken to Sandwell Hospital. 

He said another man, the driver of the other car, suffered minor injuries and was also taken to Sandwell Hospital.

Two ambulances attended the crash.