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Two cut free from car following A49 collision at Dorrington

By Shropshire Live10 February 2015
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Two men were this afternoon cut free by firefighters following a collision on the A49 at Dorrington.

Two cut free from car following A49 collision at Dorrington

The two car collision occurred at around 2.45pm this afternoon.

Four fire appliances including the Rescue Tender were mobilised from Church Stretton, Shrewsbury and Wellington. An Operations officer was also in attendance.

The collision involved a silver Honda Jazz, driven by a 81 year old man from Church Stretton, and a blue Toyota Yaris, driven by a 82 year old man from Church Stretton.

The driver of the Honda suffered hip and hand injuries and was taken to the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary for treatment.

The driver of the Toyota was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with rib injuries, and later transferred to the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, or the manner in which either vehicle was being driven before it occurred, is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101 quoting incident 331S of February 10.

Crews have released 2 casualties on the #a49 #dorrington No serious injuries if you have any info please contact 101 pic.twitter.com/OV8J4F56St https://twitter.com/SFRSWellington/status/565177378239164416

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