Five injured, one seriously in south Shropshire collision
A man has been seriously injured and four others have also been taken to hospital following a four car collision in south Shropshire.
The collision occurred on the A489 near to Bishops Castle shortly after 5.15pm yesterday.
One of the cars contained a man in his 40s who was trapped, he was cut free from the car with the help of the fire service.
He suffered head, abdominal and pelvic injuries as well as a fractured arm as a result of the collision.
Due to the serious nature of his condition, the man was anaesthetised and taken by land ambulance to the Midlands Air Ambulance Cosford airbase where the Midlands Air Ambulance from Staffordshire had landed to collect the patient and fly him to Royal Stoke University Hospital. The doctor travelled with the patient to continue treatment en-route.
The remaining four patients came from the three remaining vehicles and had all suffered minor injuries.
A man was treated for a back injury and was immobilised with the use of a neck collar and spinal board as a precaution. A woman was treated for neck and back pain whilst two further patients were treated for nose and shoulder injuries.
All four were then taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital by land ambulance.
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent four ambulances, a paramedic area support officer and a MERIT trauma doctor to the scene. The Midlands Air Ambulance from Staffordshire was also used to help transport a patient to hospital.
Four fire appliances including the Rescue Tender were mobilised from Bishops Castle, Craven Arms and Wellington. An Operations officer was also in attendance.
