When ambulance crews arrived, they found an off-duty nurse and other bystanders tending to two occupants of the car. West Mercia Police have appealed for witnesses with any dashcam footage or other information to contact them. Pictures from the scene of Sunday’s crash on the straight between Hinstock and Newport on Sunday afternoon have been released by crews from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, including one showing debris strewn across the road. While emergency crews freed the driver of the car, another team of rescuers worked to contain a leak from the truck that ended up in a fence. “The car had sustained significant damage and the male driver was found trapped,” a spokesman for Market Drayton Fire Station said. Fire crews were also dispatched from Newport and Hodnet, along with the rescue tender from Wellington and an operations officer from headquarters. A fire service spokesman said: “Crews quickly began to get hydraulic rescue equipment to work to begin extricating the trapped driver.” Air ambulance at Sunday’s crash. Photo: Market Drayton Fire Station Two ambulances and an incident officer from West Midlands Ambulance Service, along with the Midlands Air Ambulance plane from Cosford, which carried an intensive care doctor and a Paramedic all attended the incident. Officers from West Mercia Police have closed the A41 in both directions between Standford Bridge and Newport, with diversions in place. “Once removed from the vehicle, the critical care doctor and paramedics stabilized the injured before they were taken to the trauma center at Royal Stoke University Hospital with potentially life-changing injuries,” the spokesman added. Describing the scene as a “significant collision” between a car and a large truck, they worked closely with the critical care physician and paramedics to carefully extricate the driver by performing a side removal, roof wing and dashboard lift on the car using hydraulic cutters, spreaders and rams. While the injured car driver was being rescued, another team of firefighters worked to contain the spill from the damaged large lorry, using equipment provided by the environmental agency. The vehicle was also electrically safe. “Once the firefighters were able to gain full access to the injured driver, a long board was carefully placed and then in a controlled manner the injured person was removed from the vehicle,” the fire service spokesman said. “Our thoughts are with the injured man, we hope he is soon on the road to recovery.” The scene of Sunday’s accident. Photo: Market Drayton Fire Station The cause of the collision is being investigated by officers from West Mercia Police’s collision investigation unit. West Midlands Ambulance Service received several 999 calls reporting a collision involving a car and a lorry on the A41 Chester Road, Chetwynd at 3.54pm. (Sunday). Three ambulances, two paramedic officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford with a doctor and paramedic on board rushed to the scene. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When crews arrived they found an off-duty nurse and other bystanders tending to two passengers in the car. The driver, a man, was found with serious injuries. “The ambulance staff team worked closely with fire service colleagues to extricate the man from the car while administering trauma to stabilize his serious condition. The man was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital to receive further specialist trauma care . “The passenger of the car, a woman, was treated at the scene for less serious injuries before being taken by land ambulance to the same hospital for further checks.” West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses after what they called a “serious collision” just before 3.55pm. with a Volkswagen Golf estate and an HGV near the Stanford Bridge junction, north of Newport. A spokesman said: “The driver of the Volkswagen Golf suffered life-changing injuries and was taken to hospital by ambulance.” Anyone who saw the collision or may have caught it on dash cam is asked to get in touch. Councilors recently backed a safety review for that section of the A41 after several serious injuries and deaths.
