Two motorcyclists have died and a motorist was seriously injured in a series of accidents on the region’s roads.

In the first incident a motorcyclist, a man in his 40s from Staffordshire, died after a collision on the busy A458 Bridgnorth bypass, near Swancote, yesterday lunchtime.

Another motorcyclist, a 26-year-old man, died in a separate crash on the A539, near Whitchurch, yesterday afternoon.

And a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries in a rush hour accident in Telford this morning.

The A458 incident took place a mile outside Bridgnorth when a bike and car were involved in a collision.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said off-duty first responders and a nurse attempted to resuscitate the motorcyclist as they waited for medical help to arrive.

The motorcyclist was airlifted by to the specialist unit at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, but despite repeated attempts to resuscitate him aboard the helicopter, he was confirmed dead on arrival at hospital, a spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed.

The route was blocked for several hours as fire crews cleared debris from the road.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the A539 crash between Hanmer and Pedley, near Wrexham, yesterday afternoon.

A spokesman for North Wales Police said: “Emergency services established that the incident involved a single motorcycle. The rider, a 26-year-old male, was fatally injured.

“North Wales Police are requesting anyone with information to contact the force control room on 0845 607 1002 or 0845 607 1002.”

Meanwhile, one man was seriously injured and two other people taken to hospital following a crash today which brought rush-hour chaos to a Telford road.

Wellington Road, behind the Donnington military depot, was closed in both directions following the collision shortly before 7am involving a Toyota Hiace van and a Nissan Almera.

Two men were trapped and had to be cut free.

West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman John Hawker said they had all been taken to Princess Royal Hospital for treatment.

By Brett Gibbons