Bus 'on its side' as two crashes close A528 in Shropshire
A busy road in north Shropshire was closed on Friday afternoon after a crash involving a bus reportedly on its side.
AA Traffic News was reporting that there had been two separate crashes on the A528 both ways from Crosemere Road to Colemere turn-off, on the road that links Shrewsbury, Cockshutt and Ellesmere.
Oswestry police tweeted at 2.20pm on Friday: "Road is closed between Cockshutt and Ellesmere, Shropshire. Please take alternative route." West Mercia Police say the road has since re-opened.
AA Traffic News said: "A528. Road closed, crash, slow traffic both ways from Crosemere Road to Colemere turn-off. Road closed and slow traffic due to two crashes. Two separate accidents have happened on the stretch, affecting traffic travelling between Ellesmere and Shrewsbury."
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service was called out at 12.44pm to Whitemere, Ellesmere
Two fire appliances were mobilised from Baschurch and Ellesmere with an operations officer also in attendance.
The land ambulance service and the police were also reported at the scene.
A fire service spokesman said: "Road traffic collision involving a passenger bus on its side. No persons trapped. Fire service assisted in making vehicle safe."
The fire service stop message for that incident was received at 1.18pm on Friday.
A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "Around 12.30pm today we received a report of a coach that left the A528 at the Ellesmere Road roundabout.
"We attended, no injuries were reported and the coach was recovered."
And on the second crash they said: "Around midday today we received a report of a collision between a van and a car on the A528 in Cockshutt.
"The road was closed while we attended with West Midlands Ambulance Service.
"The driver of the car was taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital as a precaution.
"No other injuries were reported."
The car was recovered and the road was reopened.
A spokesman for WMAS said the service responded to a two-car crash on on Shrewsbury Road, Cockshutt, Ellesmere at 12.06pm.
"An ambulance attended and treated a woman from one vehicle who had sustained injuries not thought to be life threatening. She was conveyed to hospital for further checks."
WMAS was also "Called at 12.41pm to Whitemere, Ellesmere to reports of an RTC involving a lorry and a bus. An ambulance and paramedic officer were responded to the scene. Thankfully there were no injuries."
