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Whitchurch 'A' road closed after emergency services called to four-car crash

A north Shropshire 'A' road was closed after four vehicles were involved in a road traffic collision.

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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 4.24pm on Thursday reporting the incident on the A41 Chester Road in Whitchurch.

Three fire crews were sent from Wellington, Wem and Whitchurch fire stations as well as police to the scene.

Firefighters used small gear to deal with the collision and made vehicles 'electrically safe'.

The fire service confirmed that nobody was trapped in any of the vehicles.

WestMercia Police said: "Police were called to a collision involving four vehicles at around 4.10pm yesterday (September 12) on the Chester Road in Whitchurch Shropshire. The fire and ambulance services were also at the scene.

"The road was closed from the Y junction with the B5395 to the roundabout with the Whitchurch Bypass, until around 7pm."

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident log states that fire crews were finished at the scene by 4.44pm.

The AA traffic news website reported queuing and traffic saying: "Road closed and queueing traffic due to crash on A41 both ways between The Horse and Jockey pub and A49 (Chester Road Roundabout)."

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