Boy, four, seriously injured and three others hurt in crash

Three air ambulances were sent to the scene of the two car crash at the Lawton crossroads near Leominster, which happened at about 10am this morning.

The crash, between a Land Rover Defender and a small Peugeot, happened at the junction of the A4110 and B4529 on the Shropshire border.

A four-year-old boy and two women, one in her 60s and on in her 20s, were flown to hospital, while a six-year-old girl was taken to hospital in a land ambulance.

Murray MacGregor, speaking for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "The Land Rover had collided with the left nearside of the Peugeot.

"The car had ended up in a hedge, seriously damaged.

"The most seriously injured was a four-year-old boy in the back on the nearside – he had a serious head injury.

"He was anaesthetised at the scene before being flown to Birmingham Children's Hospital, the paediatric major trauma centre for the region.

"The front seat passenger, a lady in her 60s, had multiple injuries and was also anaesthetised at the scene before being airlifted to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

"The driver, a 21 year old, had suffered chest and abdominal injuries. After being rescued from the car, she too was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

"The six year old girl sitting in the rear offside seat suffered a minor head injury and was taken by road ambulance to Hereford County Hospital."

He said the first person on scene was an off duty Welsh paramedic who started assessing the patients, and the first ambulance arrived seven minutes after the call.

It was then backed up by a second ambulance, a rapid response vehicle, a paramedic area support officer, two BASICS doctors from the MARS scheme and three aircraft - the Midlands Air Ambulances from Cosford and Strensham and the Derbyshire, Leicstershire and Rutland Air Ambulance.

The B4529 remained closed around the junction throughout the afternoon while the scene was cleared.