Three arrests as two taken to hospital and Telford street sealed off in crash between car and moped
Police today arrested three people and sealed off a Telford street after a woman suffered "life-threatening" head injuries in a crash involving a car and a moped.
West Mercia Police said three men suspected to have been involved had been arrested.
Two people were being treated in hospital after the crash.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene, in Church Street, Hadley, at about 4am, to find a woman and a teenager with injuries.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said three ambulances and a paramedic officer were sent to the scene near Holy Trinity Church.
Detective Inspector Billy Scott of West Mercia Police said: "Police were called to Church Street in Hadley shortly before 4am this morning following a report of a collision.
"Officers attended along with the ambulance service and a woman in her 30s suffered life-threatening injuries. She has been taken to hospital.
"Three men - aged 18, 26, and 27 - all from the Telford area, have been arrested on suspicion of wounding. The road is closed while investigations continue."
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival, crews discovered two patients.
“A woman believed to be in her 30s was treated for a head injury and a man believed to be in his late teens was treated for cuts to his arm, back and legs.
“Following treatment at the scene they were both transported to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.”
The one-way street was sealed off at the junctions with Pool Meadow and the Stadium Way island.
Police enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101 and ask for DI Billy Scott.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org
