Landlines hit after telegraph pole felled in A41 crash involving car and van
A major road in north Shropshire was shut after a telegraph pole was brought down in a crash involving a car and a van.
The A41 was shut north of Hinstock and drivers were advised to avoid the stretch of road between Hinstock and Newport after the crash at the Mill Green crossroads near High Heath. A telegraph pole was knocked down and some landline phone connections may be affected, police said.
Two women and a teenage girl were all assessed by ambulance staff but did not require hospital treatment.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said that two vehicles were involved in the crash and that crews attended from Market Drayton, Hodnet and Wellington.
Crews used cutting equipment to free casualties and left them in the care of the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Police also attended.
Claire Brown from the ambulance service said: "An ambulance and paramedic officer attended the scene. Two women and a teenage girl were assessed by crews but thankfully no one required hospital treatment and they were all discharged on scene."
A statement from West Mercia Police said: "Police were called at 10.35am following a collision on the A41 just north of Hinstock, at the Mill Green Crossroads.
"The collision involved a car and a van. A telegraph pole was also knocked over."
The road was open again by about 2.15pm.
Statements from Newport's Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "The A41 northbound from Forton Road is currently closed due to an RTC, please avoid the area as traffic is beginning to build up.
"The A41 is closed just north of Hinstock due to RTC. Our team currently on route to assist Market Drayton colleagues.
"Please avoid area if possible."
