Man arrested after two from Shropshire killed and seven injured in horror crash near Weston Park

The crash happened shortly after 2pm at Weston-under-Lizard and emergency services were all on the scene.

Five vehicles were involved in the collision, a black Seat Ibiza, a black Audi R8, an orange Renault Megane, a black BMW 5 series and a Citroen C4 Picasso.

A man in his 40s from Telford has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is tonight in police custody.

The first person on scene was an off duty A&E nurse who came across the incident and started to treat patients.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Crews arrived to find a number of vehicles that had been in a significant collision.

"One vehicle had overturned in the crash and unfortunately, it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save a woman and a girl travelling in that car; they were sadly confirmed dead at the scene."

A man also travelling in the overturned vehicle suffered serious pelvic injuries. He received emergency treatment at the scene from medics and was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further emergency treatment - his condition is described as critical.

Another man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s, both travelling in a second car were treated at the scene for multiple minor injuries and were transferred in the same ambulance to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton for further treatment.

A man believed to be in his 40s, travelling in a third car suffered a shoulder injury. He received treatment before being taken by land ambulance to Princess Royal Hospital in Telford - he was later arrested by police.

A further man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s, travelling in a fourth car were treated at the scene for minor injuries by medics and did not require further treatment. Both were discharged at scene.

While a woman in a fifth car was checked over at the scene for back injuries. She received treatment before being transferred by ambulance to Princess Royal Hospital for further treatment.

The spokesman added: "West Midlands Ambulance Service would like to pay tribute to its staff for their professionalism and the excellent treatment they provided at what was an extremely difficult and distressing incident. The Trust would also like to thank the off duty nurse who assisted with treatment at the scene."

An investigation to understand the exact circumstances of what happened is underway and witnesses are asked to contact Staffordshire Police on 101, quoting incident 396 of July 6.