Teenage motorcyclist hurt in Ironbridge van collision
A teenage motorcyclist escaped serious injury in a collision with a van today.
Three fire engines, a paramedic and two police cars rushed to the scene near the junction of Madeley Road and Jockey Bank in Ironbridge at about 8am.
One lane of Madeley Road was blocked by a fire engine as emergency services attended the scene.
The area was cleared and the road reopened within an hour.
Chris Kowalik, a spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "The man was taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and was complaining about back, leg and arm pain, although there were no fractures. We had a rapid response vehicle and ambulance on the scene."
Chris Ammonds, spokesman for West Mercia Police, said: "The road was blocked for a while but thankfully there do not appear to have been any serious injuries or damage."
