Driver dies following collision in Market Drayton
A man has died this afternoon following a crash involving a van and a milk tanker in Market Drayton.
The transit van driver in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene.
The collision involving the two vehicles occurred on Adderley Road in Market Drayton just after 2pm.
Both the van and tanker driver were trapped in their vehicles, firefighters from Market Drayton used holmatro cutting equipment to release them.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The driver of the van was sadly confirmed dead at the scene.
“The lorry driver had a cut to his head and arm injuries which weren’t serious.
“Following an assessment from the doctor on board the Midlands Air Ambulance, he was taken by land ambulance to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire."
