Elderly pedestrian seriously injured in Church Stretton collision
An elderly pedestrian was seriously injured following a collision in Church Stretton yesterday afternoon.
The collision happened at around 4.20pm on the A49 at the junction with Sandford Avenue when a silver Ford Transit van travelling northbound collided with an elderly pedestrian.
The pedestrian received advanced trauma care by ambulance staff before being blue lighted to a major trauma centre following an RTC in Shropshire yesterday.
Two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival at the scene crews found a pedestrian, an elderly man, in a critical condition. The team of medics worked quickly to administer advanced trauma care to stabilise his condition on scene before he was blue lighted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further specialist care.”
No other injuries were reported and the van was recovered from the scene.
Anyone who saw the incident or captured it on dash cam is asked to contact West Mercia Police via their website quoting reference 422 of 16 December.
