Shropshire Star

A49 ambulance crash: Grandmother died of chest injuries after her ambulance crashed with two other cars

A retired former artist died from chest injuries after the private ambulance she was being carried in was involved in a three-car collision.

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An inquest was formally opened into the death of Myrtle Sarah Braund, known as Mitzi, following an accident on the A49.

The widow of Derek, a sales representative, Mrs Braund was a mother of two and also a grandmother of three.

Her family said: "Mitzi, loved by all, will be sadly missed so much."

The 75-year-old had been a resident of the Four Rivers Nursing Home, Bromfield Road, Ludlow, at the time of her death.

In a statement from coroner's officer Kerry Ann Badham, read by Gordon Dolan, the hearing, held at Shirehall in Shrewsbury heard Mrs Braund was being carried in a private ambulance after being discharged from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

As the ambulance passed the turn for Strefford, near Craven Arms, just after 7pm on Monday, an orange Ford Fiesta and a black Volkswagen Amarok were involved at the junction, before the Fiesta hit the ambulance head-on.

Reading the statement, Mr Dolan said: "She received medical attention at the scene and was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital where she later died."

Pathologist Nicholas Green, who conducted the post-mortem into her death gave the cause as chest injuries following a road traffic incident.

Assistant coroner for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Andrew Barkley said a full inquest into her death will be heard at Shirehall on December 7

The driver of the ambulance, a man in his 50s, who suffered chest pain, and an attendant in the back of the vehicle, who received leg and shoulder injuries, were also taken to hospital for treatment.

The driver of the Fiesta, a 19-year-old man, suffered a serious leg injury, a 19-year-old female passenger suffered leg and back injuries and a 17-year-old male passenger sustained minor injuries. All three attended hospital for treatment.

The occupants of the Amarok were not hurt. Emergency services were at the scene for almost three hours until the road was fully cleared.

Medical Services Ltd, whose non-emergency ambulance was involved in the accident, have said that a full investigation is now under way into the accident.

Police have also issued an appeal for witnesses to the crash, which happened at about 7pm on Monday.

Anyone with details should call 101, quoting incident number 0629S of August 8.

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