Three injured in Worfield collision
Three people have been taken to hospital following a two vehicle collision on the A454 near the Wheel Inn at Worfield this afternoon.
The three injured were all trapped in their vehicles for over an hour, following the collision at around 1pm.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “A man, believed to be in his seventies, was treated for chest and pelvic injuries. He was immobilised using a neck collar and spinal board before being airlifted to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
“The Midlands Air Ambulance also conveyed a female in her seventies, travelling as a front seat passenger in the same car. The patient was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after sustaining head, chest, leg and arm injuries.
“A male in his sixties travelling in the second car was treated for chest injuries. The patient was conveyed to New Cross Hospital by land ambulance.”
All three receiving hospitals were alerted to the serious condition of the patients.
Three ambulances, a paramedic officer in a rapid response vehicle, incident support officer and two Midlands Air Ambulances from Cosford and Tatenhill air base in Staffordshire were sent to the scene.
