Man seriously hurt in three-car crash near Oswestry
A man was taken to hospital with injuries described as "serious" and a woman and a child were treated at the scene of a three-car crash near Oswestry.
The Midlands Air Ambulance was scrambled from Cosford along with two land ambulances and a paramedic officer at 9.18am on Thursday to the junction of the A495 and Burma Road in Park Hall.
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said two people had to be cut free after being trapped.
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 9:18am to reports of a three-car road traffic collision at the junction of the A495 and Burma Road in Park Hall.
"We sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford.
"We have treated one man for injuries not believed to be serious and he’s been conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital by land ambulance for further treatment.
"A woman a child were treated for minor injuries and discharged at the scene.”
The busy road into Oswestry was closed for about 90 minutes, leading to long tailbacks on the A5 from Gobowen to the Mile End junction.
At 10.55am Oswestry Police said the road was open once again.
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service scrambled three fire appliances including their rescue tender from Ellesmere, Oswestry and Wellington at 9.22am. An operations officer also attended.
The fire service said two people had been trapped and released from the vehicles by firefighters using cutters, spreaders, small gear and winches.
The AA Traffic News website said the road was partially blocked and traffic was moving slowly due to crash on A495 both ways from Station Road to A5 (Whittington Roundabout), but at 11.30am there were signs of the traffic flows returning to normal.
