Three injured following collision involving car and lorry in Crudgington
Three people have been taken to hospital following a collision involving a car and lorry on the A442 at Crudgington.
Two people were ejected from the car and subsequently airlifted to hospital following the collision just after 1.30pm this afternoon.
The incident happened at the Crudginton crossroads where the A442 meets the B5062.
West Midlands Ambulance Service received six emergency 999 calls about the incident, the first of which was at 1.34pm. Two ambulances, a paramedic in a rapid response vehicle, a paramedic area support officer and the Midlands Air Ambulances from Cosford and Staffordshire were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find a car with significant front end damage following a collision with a lorry.
“There were three patients in total, all men in their 20s from the car. Two of them had been ejected from the vehicle in the collision, one through the driver’s side window and one through the rear windscreen.
“The front seat passenger was treated for cuts to his face, a suspected fracture nose and injuries to his mouth before being airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital. The hospital had been alerted to the man’s condition prior to his arrival.
“The man travelling in the back of the car was also treated for injuries to his face, cuts to his head and abdominal pain. He was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on alert.
“The car driver was treated for a head injury and taken by land ambulance to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
“The lorry driver was uninjured in the incident.”
The A442 is closed in both directions, with a closure in place at the Shawbirch roundabout to Crudgington for the A442 northbound from Telford.
Southbound A442 traffic from Hodnet towards Telford is being diverted along the B5062 towards Edgmond & Newport.
Police say the road will be closed for some time.
Second Air Ambulance arrives at scene of RTC A442 Crudgington. Pls avoid area. Road closed for some time. pic.twitter.com/9MGcSxke2w https://twitter.com/NewportCops/status/629282857417056256
First @MAA_Charity Air Ambulance takes off from scene of serious RTC at Crudgington pic.twitter.com/lVMsezLjuD https://twitter.com/NewportCops/status/629317821500145664
A442 northbound from Telford now closed from Shawbirch r/about to Crudgington &/will be for some time. https://twitter.com/NewportCops/status/629288176776036353
A442 closed Crudgngton to Shawbirch. Trying to arrange for HGV traffic to be diverted at Hodnet r/about back along A53 & A41 south https://twitter.com/NewportCops/status/629298032660582401
