Pedestrian injured in south Shropshire collision
A man in his 30s suffered serious head, back and leg injuries after he collided with a lorry in south Shropshire last night.
The collision occurred close to the roundabout by the Harry Tuffins service station on the A49 near Ludlow.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said:
“A pedestrian had collided with a lorry. He had a head injury and a suspected pelvic injury.
“He was anaesthetised at the scene and his airway maintained. A pelvic splint was applied and he was fully immobilised before being taken by land ambulance, accompanied by the MERIT trauma team to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.”
PC 3618 Ross Ashmore from the Force Operations Support Team (FOST) in Shrewsbury is appealing for witnesses to the collision.
PC Ashmore said: “At just before 7.50pm, a male pedestrian was involved in a collision with a Mercedes Vario truck that was travelling in a southbound direction.
“As a result of this collision the pedestrian – a man in his 30s – suffered serious head, back and leg injuries and he was given emergency treatment at the scene by paramedics.
“Although in shock, the male driver of the Mercedes truck did not suffer any injuries.”
PC Ashmore is keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or anyone who may have seen anything that may have caused it to occur.
Anyone who believes they may have information about this RTC is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101 or 0300 333 3000, quoting incident number 617S 270313.
