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Two hurt as car overturns after hitting tree

Two teenagers were injured after the car they were in overturned after hitting a tree in Shropshire.

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The accident happened on the A5 at Gobowen, near Oswestry, at about 12.45am yesterday.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle that had left the carriageway and had been in collision with a tree.

"The car had come to rest on its roof.

"Two teenage men were out of the vehicle on the crew's arrival.

"Ambulance personnel treated the driver for a head injury and the passenger for arm injuries.

"Both casualties were conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further assessment and treatment."

Firefighters gave first aid to the teenagers before the ambulance arrived.

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