Witness appeal after man seriously injured in four-car collision on A49 in Shrewsbury

The crash happened at about 5.30pm yesterday on the A49 between the Battlefield and Sundorne roundabouts and closed the road for more than four hours while emergency services worked.

Police appealed for witnesses to the crash and said the injured man remained in a serious condition in hospital.

Two ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and a paramedic officer were sent to the scene. They were joined by the MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic from the Midlands Air Ambulance at RAF Cosford who were in a response vehicle.

The four vehicles involved in the crash were a silver Kia Cee'd, a silver Vauxhall Vectra, a silver Toyota Auris and a blue Mercedes C220

West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman Murray MacGregor said: "The first car had suffered very significant damage. The driver, a man estimated to be about 30 years old, had suffered serious multiple injuries and was trapped.

"Ambulance staff worked with firefighters to rapidly extricate him from the wreckage. The doctor from the air ambulance anaesthetised him at scene before travelling with him on a land ambulance to the major trauma centre at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

"On arrival, his condition was described as critical."

The second car had front end damage and a woman suffered a fractured wrist whilst a man had back pain. Both were treated at the scene and taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Two women in the third car which had damage to the rear end were assessed at the scene and discharged.

Anyone who may have seen the collision or has any further information is asked to contact police on the non-emergency number 101 quoting the incident reference 558s of December 15.