Two injured as car ends up in hedge near Ludlow
A woman has been airlifted to hospital after the car she was driving ended up in a hedge this lunchtime.
The crash occurred on the A49 just outside Ludlow at around midday. The vehicle containing the driver and a passenger overturned before landing on its wheels in a hedge.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said:
“The woman driving the car, believed to be in her early 20’s, suffered multiple minor injuries including hip injuries. She was treated at the scene and immobilised using a spinal board and neck collar and airlifted to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
“The passenger in the car, a woman believed to be in her late 30’s, suffered minor injuries including a head injury. She received treatment at the scene and was taken by land ambulance to Hereford County Hospital for further treatment”
An ambulance, an incident support officer, the West Midlands Care Team and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford attended the scene.
