Second person dies following collision near Six Ashes
A second person has died following a two-car crash on the A458 near Bridgnorth on Friday.
The male driver of one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene at Wootton, Six Ashes, on Friday afternoon.
A woman passenger, who was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, died from her injuries on Saturday evening.
Police today issued an appeal for witnesses to the collision to come forward.
The two people who died are believed to be an elderly couple from the West Midlands. They have not been named and formal identification has yet to take place.
Post mortems are expected to be carried out over the next few days followed by an inquest opening.
The couple were in a black Ford Mondeo Zetec travelling from the Stourbridge direction towards Bridgnorth when involved in a collision with a grey Audi A4 TDI estate travelling in the opposite direction towards Stourbridge.
It happened just after 2.30pm on Friday on the A458 at Wootton, near Bridgnorth.
The woman driver of the Audi, the vehicle’s only occupant, was treated for minor injuries.
West Mercia Police Constable Lee Barton, the investigating officer, said today: “We are continuing the investigation into this tragedy to establish the full circumstances leading up to it.
“I would urge anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have spotted either vehicle being driven just before it happened, to contact Shrewsbury police station on 101 or 0300 333 3000.”
A full report is being prepared for the Shropshire coroner Mr John Ellery.
