Elderly pedestrian injured in Oswestry collision
An elderly man was seriously injured in a collision with a car in Oswestry last night.
The man, who is in his seventies, was described as critical but stable in the major trauma unit at Stoke.
He suffered multiple fractures and other injuries after being in collision with a blue Vauxhall Zafira while walking in Willow Street at around 7pm last night.
He was initially taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and later transferred to the hospital in Stoke.
A West Mercia Police spokesperson said today: “We have issued an appeal for anyone who witnessed this incident, or the circumstances leading up to it, to contact Oswestry or Shrewsbury police stations by calling 101. The reference number is 0530s090114.”
