Couple cut free from crash with lorry near Ludlow
A couple in their 60s had to be cut free of their car after it collided with a lorry near a quarry site.
The accident happened at about 9.30am today on the A4117 near Clee Hill, to the east of Ludlow.
Fire crews from Cleobury Mortimer and Wellington were called to the crash and had to use cutting equipment to free the occupants, which they did by about 10am.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "On arrival, crews discovered a car with rear end damage and a lorry that had been involved in collision.
"There were two patients, both from the car and both of whom were trapped as a result of the damage caused.
"After assessing the patients, ambulance staff worked closely with the fire service to free them after the side of the car had been cut away.
"The passenger, a woman believed to be in her 60s, was immobilised with the use of a neck collar and spinal board and treated for a neck injury.
"The man, also believed to be in his 60s, was also treated for neck pain and travelled to the same hospital.
"The lorry driver, a man, was uninjured in the incident."
