Woman dies and child in critical condition following collision near Lilleshall
A woman has died and a young child was taken to hospital in a critical condition following a two car collision near Lilleshall on Saturday.
The incident happened on the A518 New Trench Road at around 6.20pm and involved a blue Mini and a grey Fiat 500X.
Sadly the driver of the mini, a woman in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene. The occupants of the Fiat were all taken to hospital; two adults with serious injuries and a 19-month-old who is in a critical condition.
[Update: The 19-month-old has since died in hospital]
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival, ambulance staff found a very serious collision between two vehicles with one having left the road. Two bystanders, one an off duty paramedic, were providing basic life support to a toddler in one of the cars.
"Two adults, a man and a woman, were also trapped in this car.
"Sadly, the only occupant of the other car, a woman had suffered very serious injuries and despite best efforts, could not be saved and was confirmed dead at the scene.
"The youngster was quickly extricated from the car and was taken on blue lights to Princess Royal Hospital where her condition was stabilised. She was then transferred on blue lights, with the MERIT team travelling, to the paediatric major trauma centre at Birmingham Children’s Hospital where she arrived in a critical condition.
"The man and woman from the car both suffered multiple injuries. After being freed, they were taken on blue lights to the major trauma centre at Royal Stoke University Hospital – their conditions were not believed to be life threatening."
Five ambulances, five paramedic officers, the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care Car, the MERIT trauma doctor and critical care practitioner were dispatched along with the crew from the Midlands Air Ambulance at Cosford who responded in a car.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent crews from Newport, Wellington and Telford attended alongside the tactical command officers to the collision.
Assistant Chief Fire Officer Dan Quinn said: “This was an extremely sad incident, and we would like to offer our condolences to the loved ones of the woman who passed away. Our thoughts are also with the others involved in the collision and we hope they make a fast and full recovery.
“One of our off-duty firefighters saw the collision and was one of the first people on the scene, alongside an off-duty paramedic, and was able to rescue the child from one of the vehicles and give CPR while our crews and the ambulances were on route. I’d like to thank them both for their commendable actions.”
Police are asking anyone who was travelling on the A518 New Trench Road at the time who witnessed the incident or has dash-cam footage to get in touch. Anyone with information or footage is asked to visit https://www.westmercia.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/ or call 101 quoting incident number 523i of 12 February, 2022.
