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Car ends up in garden after colliding with wall near Wem

By Chris Pritchard10 July 2019
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A car collided with a wall and ended up on its side in a garden of a property near Wem on Wednesday afternoon.

Car ends up in garden after colliding with wall near Wem

The collision happened close to Robinson and Young on Shrewsbury Road at around 3pm.

A blue Zafira left the carriageway, going through a garden wall and overturning.

The driver and three children travelling in the car all suffered head injuries and were taken to North Staffordshire Hospital however their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent four appliances from Prees, Wellington and Wem to the scene.

The road was closed while officers and paramedics attended the scene.

Anyone with any information or who witnessed the collision, or has dash cam footage is asked to contact West Mercia Police on 101 quoting incident number 423s of 10 July 2019, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

WITNESSES sort please to this road traffic collision on Shrewsbury rd, Wem about 3pm today (10/7/19). Did you see anything??? Police incident 423s 100719 relates, call 101 if you can help or @CrimestoppersUK Team B pic.twitter.com/hCEfR6CM4G https://twitter.com/OPUShropshire/status/1149008923741044738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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