19 people involved in three vehicle crash on the Shropshire border
A total of 19 people were this afternoon involved in a 3-vehicle road traffic accident on the Shropshire/Staffordshire.
The collision involved a mini bus, people carrier and motor home at 3.15pm in the village of Western under Redcastle.
Three ambulances, a senior paramedic officer in a rapid response vehicle, together with a Community First Responder from the area attended the scene. The Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford, with a BASICS doctor aboard was also sent to scene.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said:
“Crews arriving at the scene immediately checked the medical condition of 19 people involved in the incident. The majority were French nationals, believed to be travelling to Birmingham Airport.”
“Two patients were hospitalised from the mini bus. A 14 year old male received head injuries and was transferred to New Cross Hospital. A female in her 50s suffered a femur injury and was taken to Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.”
“A male in his 50s suffered a shoulder injury and a female in her 40’s received facial injuries. Both casualties were travelling in the people carrier and they were conveyed to Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.”
The male driver of the motor home was uninjured.
The condition of all the casualties was stabilised at the scene by ambulance staff and the four casualties were taken to hospital by land ambulances.
