Woman dies following collision on A458 at Much Wenlock
A woman has died and three others injured following a two-car collision near Much Wenlock.
The collision happened at around 2.15pm yesterday on Bridgnorth Road.
A blue Honda Jazz was travelling into Much Wenlock when it collided head on with a brown Skoda Octavia.
The driver of the Honda, a 75-year-old woman from Salisbury, died at the scene despite receiving advanced life support. Three others were treated for injuries believed to be minor and taken to hospital.
Emergency Services including the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find two cars that had been involved in a collision and four patients in total.
“The driver of the first car had suffered serious injuries in the incident and she received advanced life support at the scene. Despite the best efforts of ambulance staff, it unfortunately became clear that nothing more could be done to save her and she was confirmed deceased.
“A man and two boys who were the driver of and passengers in the second car, were treated for injuries believed to be minor before being taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital by land ambulances.”
Anyone who saw the collision or captured it on dash cam is asked to Contact West Mercia Police via 101 or online quoting incident 411 of 10 July.
