A pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after an accident involving a van in Shrewsbury.
The man, who is in his 20s, was crossing Monkmoor Road, near Whitehall Mansions, when the incident happened shortly after 3pm yesterday.
The male driver of the van, a Renault Master tipper, was not injured.
The pedestrian was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and moved to the high dependency ward last night. His condition is today described as stable.
Constable Tim Viner said the van had been travelling towards Abbey Foregate.
He said: “It is thought that the man was crossing the road when the collision occurred. He suffered serious head injuries but is now stable in hospital.”
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said the ambulance service received a number of emergency calls and an ambulance and a rapid response vehicle arrived within three minutes of the first emergency call.
Monkmoor Road was closed between its junctions with Abbey Foregate and Bishop Street while the emergency services and police collision investigators worked at the scene. It was reopened at about 5.30pm.
Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Shrewsbury Police on 08457 444888.
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