Shropshire Star

Four injured as serious crash closes A49 for four hours

Four people were injured in a crash on the A49 which closed the road near Church Stretton for more than four hours.

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One person had to be cut from the wreckage of a car in the accident which happened at 2.45pm on Saturday (sat) .

Emergency services said the collision involved two cars.

Fire crews from Church Stretton, Craven Arms and Wellington were on scene with fire fighters able to release a casualty from one of the vehicles within half an hour.

Police closed the road for more than four hours with traffic diverted off the trunk road and through Little Stretton and Church Stretton.