Casualty cut free and two taken to hospital after A53 crash
Fire crews had to cut a casualty out of their car after a crash on a main road on Sunday evening.
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Two cars collided on the A53 close to the junction for Espley Farm at Hopton, near Hodnet, at around 5.05pm.
Four fire crews - from Hodnet, Market Drayton and Wellington - were sent to the scene, where they were joined by crews from West Mercia Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service.
A spokesperson from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said two casualties were taken to hospital, with one being extricated from their vehicle using holmatro cutting equipment.
Firefighters also thanked bystanders who helped.
West Mercia Police said one woman was treated for non-life-threatening injuries by paramedics. No arrests were made.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson added: "“e were called at 4.58pm on Sunday to a road traffic collision involving two cars in Hopton Hodnet in Market Drayton. Two ambulances attended the scene. Upon arrival we found two patients.
"Firstly a woman who was a passenger in the first car and secondly, a woman who was the driver of the second car. Both were assessed and had sustained injuries not believed to be serious and received treatment at the scene.
"Both were conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further assessment.”
