Van driver suffers serious injuries following A5 crash that caused massive damage
The driver of a van that collided with the rear of a ‘cherry picker’ vehicle has suffered potentially serious injuries after a crash that left the van with massive front end damage.
The crash happened at just before 8.30am on Tuesday morning, about 300 yards from the Emstrey roundabout on the west bound A5 in Shrewsbury.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival crews found a broken down lorry in lane one. There was a Land Rover with a cherry picker on the back of it which had suffered considerable damage to the rear and some to the front.
“The most badly damaged vehicle was a Ford Transit van which had very significant front end damage. The driver was freed from the wreckage by ambulance staff and taken on blue lights to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with potentially serious internal injuries.
“The driver of the Land Rover, a 24 year old man, had escaped serious injuries as the cherry picker had absorbed much of the force of impact. The man was discharged after being assessed by ambulance staff.
“The lorry driver was uninjured.”
The A5 westbound between Emstrey and Dobbies was closed until Tuesday evening following the collision.
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