Inquest opens into fatal A5 crash that killed IT consultant and injured two other men

John Ellery, coroner for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, opened the inquest into Avi Prahlad Mathur’s death at a hearing this morning.

Mr Mathur, 45, from Priorslee, Telford, died on June 4 after a crash on the A5 at Crackley Bank.

Mr Ellery was told that the emergency services had been called to a crash with paramedics attempting life-saving care, but Mr Mathur was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

The coroner said that police are continuing investigations into the crash.

The inquest was adjourned for a full hearing on October 10.

West Midlands Ambulance Service sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers, the Air Ambulance Critical Care Car from Cosford and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill to the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “On arrival, crews found three patients.

“The first patient, a man, was in a critical condition.

“He was removed from the vehicle with the assistance of fire colleagues and ambulance staff immediately began administering advanced life support but sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, he could not be saved and was confirmed dead at the scene.

“A second man from the same car was already out of the vehicle.

“He was treated for potentially serious injuries before being conveyed on blue lights via land ambulance to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further treatment.

“A third man, the driver of the second vehicle, was removed from the car with assistance from fire colleagues and treated by medics for serious injuries.

“He was taken via land ambulance to Royal Stoke University Hospital.”

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent three appliances from Telford Central and Wellington, with firefighters having to use cutting equipment to release people trapped in the cars.