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Two cars overturn on the same road in Shrewsbury within hours

Two cars rolled over in two hours on the same bend on the outskirts of Shrewsbury after sleet coated the road.

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A woman in her 60s was taken to hospital after her car left the road near to the junction of Knights Way and Huffley Lane.

She managed to free herself from the overturned vehicle at 1.30pm yesterday but suffered a head injury. Less than two hours later, a man in his 40s suffered minor injuries when his car overturned opposite the first which sat with police tape around it. The second collision partially blocked the road and police cordoned off Huffley Lane at about 3.30pm.

Oil was spilled during the first collision and the Highways Agency attended the scene to treat the road. Police called the Highways Agency back after the second car rolled over as officers found a small amount of oil from the first collision was still on the road.

Highways staff treated another patch of road close to the Audi garage on Knights Way which had become slippery due to sleet. Police do not believe the first oil spill contributed to the second collision but warned of the dangers of sleet covered roads.

Ambulance crews used a spinal board and neck collar to take the woman involved in the first crash to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Inspector Mark Reilly, of West Mercia Police, said: "We attended two road traffic collisions on the same bend on Huffley Lane in Shrewsbury. The second car was almost partially blocking the road and we were called because it was a dangerous location. Oil was spilled during the first collision and the Highways Agency went out to treat the road. We called them back after the second collision as there was still a small amount of oil on the road so they treated the road again. Then we found there was a bit of an issue on the road with sleet there near the Audi garage.

"We don't believe the oil played a part in the second collision, it's more a case of the roads were slippery due to sleet and we would like to warn people to bring their speed down and take extra care when driving in these conditions."

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