A5 crash: Man dies and several injured as police make arrest on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
A man has died in a major crash on the A5 near Shrewsbury.
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The crash took place shortly after 7am today (January 13), on the A5 westbound, heading towards Shrewsbury.
West Mercia Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in the aftermath of the incident.
Reports from the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said the crash had involved a number of cars and a lorry.
It has now been confirmed that one man, who was in his 30s, died in the crash, with four other people injured.
A spokeswoman for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews had been called at 7.10am to reports of a collision involving several cars and a lorry on the A5 at Upton Magna, east of Shrewsbury.
Three ambulances, two paramedic officers and a critical care car from Midlands Air Ambulance Charity responded to the scene.
