Van passenger taken to hospital with 'potentially serious' injuries after Shropshire crash near Newport
A passenger has been taken to hospital with 'potentially serious injuries' following a crash involving a tractor and a van.
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Emergency services scrambled to Abbey Road, Lilleshall, Newport on Monday afternoon following calls at 2.10pm.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 2.34pm by the fire service to reports of a road traffic collision involving a van and a tractor on Abbey Road, Lilleshall, Newport.
"One ambulance attended the scene. A passenger from the van, a man, suffered potentially serious injuries in the collision. He was stabilised on scene before being conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further care."
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said; "We were called to Abbey Road in Lilleshall at around 2.15pm today following a two-vehicle collision. One person was treated by the ambulance service. No arrests have been made."
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent a crew from Wellington to the scene to make the vehicles safe.
Crews used small gear to deal with the incident.
A spokesperson for the fire service said; "One tractor and one private car were involved in collision. Casualties now in the care of ambulance service."
The fire crews sent their stop message at 3.01pm.