Three people injured in Telford collision
An elderly man was airlifted to hospital following a collision involving two vehicles in Dawley, Telford, this morning.
Emergency services were called at around 9.40am to reports of a collision on Springhill Road involving two cars, one with a man in his 60's driving and a second with two elderly passengers.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Upon arrival crews found two cars which had been involved in a serious collision. The occupants of one car, an elderly man and woman, were still in the vehicle.
“The driver, an 89-year-old man, sustained a head injury in the collision. Ambulance staff carried out further checks and treated the man’s head injury before he was airlifted to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
“The passenger, an 83-year-old woman, sustained back and chest pain. She was immobilised before being taken by land ambulance to Princess Royal Hospital.
“The driver of the second car, a man in his 60s, was out of the vehicle when ambulance staff arrived. Upon assessment, he was found with back pain, pain to his side and a large cut to his head. The man was given pain relief to help ease his discomfort whilst ambulance staff worked to dress his wound. The man was then taken by land ambulance to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further trauma care.”
Four fire appliances including the Rescue Tender were mobilised from Telford Central and Wellington with police and ambulance crews attending. Three ambulances, a paramedic area support officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill attended the scene.
Crews used cutting equipment to free the casualty trapped in their vehicle.
