Driver injured following crash on A49 near Dorrington
The driver of a car was injured following a crash on the A49 near Dorrington this evening.
A Red Ford Escort Cabrio Convertible left the road and ended up in trees following the collision with a blue tractor at around 6.15pm.
The driver of the Ford Escort had been travelling in the direction of Church Stretton from Dorrington with the driver of the tractor travelling in the opposite direction, when they were in collision.
A paramedic on his way to work for his night shift stopped to help when he came across the incident. The paramedic was also a Medical First Responder, meaning he carries his response bag with him and gets called out to incidents as a paramedic when he’s off shift.
Joining the Medical First Responder at the scene were an ambulance crew, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford and Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Church Stretton, Wellington and Shrewsbury.
Fire crews worked for around 30 minutes to release the driver who was trapped in the car.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The car was very badly damaged. The medical first responder found its driver, a man, injured at the wheel.
“Ambulance service personnel bandaged a head wound, gave him oxygen and immobilised him onto a scoop stretcher. He was taken by land ambulance to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
“The tractor driver was uninjured.”
The road was closed for a number of hours following the collision.
Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who may have seen either vehicle beforehand to call 101 quoting incident number 573 of 2 July.
Crews along with @OFFICIALWMAS have released 1 casualty from a serious RTC #A49 nr Dorrington. A49 currently closed pic.twitter.com/aM4x71FWWz https://twitter.com/SFRSWellington/status/616671688269430784
