Man cut free from car following collision in Ryton XI Towns
A man was this morning airlifted to hospital following a collision between two cars and lorry in Ryton XI Towns.
The collision occurred on Olden Lane at around 9am.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Baschurch, Shrewsbury and Wellington used cutting equipment to release the trapped man.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Upon arrival crews found two cars and a lorry which had been involved in a collision. The driver of one car, a man believed to be in his 30s, was trapped in the wreckage.
“Ambulance staff worked to assess the man and found he had suffered suspected fractures to his leg and pelvis. The team stabilised his condition with various drugs and administered pain relief to make him more comfortable before working with the fire service to carefully extricate the man from the car.
“The man was fully immobilised with a neck collar, spinal board, pelvic and leg splints before being airlifted to University Hospital of North Staffordshire, a regional trauma centre, for further emergency treatment.
No one else was injured in the collision.
The road was closed in both directions following the collision.
