Two taken to hospital after serious crash closes Telford road
Two men were taken to hospital - one of them by air ambulance - after a serious crash between a car and a van closed a Telford road today.
The crash happened at the junction of Castle Farm Way and Salisbury Avenue in Priorslee at about 11.10am, causing severe delays.
The driver of the car suffered multiple serious injuries and was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
His passenger was treated for less serious injuries and taken to Telford's Princess Royal Hospital. Both men had to be cut free from the car.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called to reports of a two-vehicle RTC at the junction of Castle Farm Way and Salisbury Avenue in Telford at 11.11am this morning.
"Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Staffordshire attended the scene. On arrival, crews discovered a car and a van that had been in collision.
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"There were two patients, both of whom were cut free from the car. The driver, a man, was treated for multiple serious injuries and after receiving specialist trauma care at the scene, was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
"The passenger, also a man, was treated for less serious injuries and taken to Princess Royal Hospital. The driver of the van, a man, did not require assessment from ambulance staff.”
Both lanes of Castle Farm Way were closed after the crash, with police urging motorists to avoid the area.
West Mercia Operations & Communications tweeted: "Emergency services are dealing with a serious RTC at Castle Farm Way . . . The road is blocked in both directions - expect severe delays."
