Man suffers 'potentially serious' injuries after Whitchurch road smash
A man who had to be cut free from a car has suffered potentially serious injuries after a crash in Whitchurch yesterday.
The two-vehicle smash happened in Queens Road shortly after 5.00pm. One man was taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further treatment, and another man - travelling in the other vehicle, suffered minor injuries and was discharged at the scene.
Four fire appliances were sent from Wellington and Whitchurch. Crews used Holmatro cutting equipment to free the person before they were handed to the care of paramedics.
A West Midlands Ambulance spokeswoman said: “We were called to the junction of Queens Road and Station Road at 5:07pm yesterday to reports a two vehicle RTC. We sent one ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene. We treated two patients. One man, who was the driver of one of the cars was treated for potentially serious injuries and taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further treatment. The second patient, a man driving the second vehicle, was treated for minor injuries and discharged at the scene.”
