Man dies and three injured as car collides with tree near Ironbridge
A male driver has died and three others were injured following a collision between a car and a tree near Ironbridge earlier this morning.
The crash happened on the Ironbridge Road in Jackfield at 2.50am this morning.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find a car had collided with a tree in Jackfield.
“Sadly, it quickly became apparent to crews that nothing could be done to save the driver of the vehicle and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
“A male passenger in the vehicle, believed to be in his twenties, was treated at the scene for serious head and pelvic injuries. He was anesthetised by a medical team doctor and conveyed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
“The hospital was alerted to the serious condition of the patient.
“A further male received a serious arm injury and was also taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for assessment and treatment.
“Ambulance crews also conveyed a female in her twenties to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire with a serious arm injury.”
Three ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT) attended the incident.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service personnel from Tweedale and Wellington released the casualties from the 4x4 vehcile using cutting equipment.
