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Woman arrested on suspicion of drink driving over three-vehicle New Year's Eve crash on A5

A woman was arrested after a three-vehicle smash near Shrewsbury on New Year's Eve.

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The crash took place on the westbound stretch of the A5 between the Dobbies Roundabout and the Edgebold Roundabout.

Emergency services were alerted at around 8pm on December 31.

Police said the crash had involved three vehicles, with one woman, a 38-year-old, arrested.

A West Mercia Police spokesman said: "We received a call around 8pm on Tuesday evening with a report of a collision on the A5, near to Bayston Hill roundabout.

"Officers arrived to find three vehicles involved. One woman, aged 38, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving."

The road was blocked for some time as a result of the incident.

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