Man released on bail during police probe into A5 double death crash near Weston Park
Investigations were continuing today after two women from Market Drayton were killed in a horror smash on the A5. A Telford man has been questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving - and has since been bailed by police pending further enquiries.
A further seven people needed medical treatment after the five-car crash yesterday near Weston Park on the Shropshire and Staffordshire border.
An off-duty nurse was the first person at the scene, on the A5 at Weston-Under-Lizard, at around 2.20pm, and started immediately to treat the crash victims.
The road was closed late into the night while specialist officers carried out a detailed examination of the scene.
The Telford man, who is in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The two fatalities, a woman in her 40s and a woman in her 20s, were in a car that overturned and both were pronounced dead at the scene.
A teenager in the same car suffered pelvic injuries and he was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further emergency treatment.
A male in his mid-teens was also taken by air ambulance to the Royal Stoke University Hospital with critical injuries.
A man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s in a second car were treated for multiple minor injuries and taken to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.
A man believed to be in his 40s in a third car suffered a shoulder injury and was taken by ambulance to the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.
A man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s in a fourth car were treated for minor injuries, while and did not require further treatment.
a woman in a fifth car was checked over at the scene treated for back injuries and received treatment before being transferred to the Princess Royal Hospital.
Emergency crews have praised the off-duty nurse for her help at the scene.
Murray MacGregor, spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "Crews arrived to find a number of vehicles that had been in a significant collision.
"One vehicle had overturned in the crash and unfortunately it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save a woman and a girl travelling in that car. They were sadly confirmed dead at the scene.
"West Midlands Ambulance Service would like to pay tribute to its staff for their professionalism and the excellent treatment they provided at what was an extremely difficult and distressing incident. The trust would also like to thank the off-duty nurse who assisted with treatment at the scene."
Three community first responders from Brewood and Wheaton Aston, four ambulances, two paramedics and the Midlands Air Ambulances from Cosford and Staffordshire attended.
An investigation to understand the exact circumstances of the collision is underway. Witnesses should call 101, quoting incident 396 of 6/7.
