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Car crashes into house near Telford in spate of wet weather accidents

Pensioners Val and Bob Duncan were in bed asleep when they were woken by an almighty crash.

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In wet weather, a car had lost control on the country lane where they live and gone crashing into the front of their house.

It wasn't the first time either. The couple, who are both in their 70s, say this was the second time in a month a vehicle had smashed into their home.

An outbuilding was damaged in a crash earlier this month.

The accident happened on the B5063 north of Bratton, Telford, and was one of several which brought chaos to parts of the county during heavy early morning rain.

Mr Duncan, 75, and his 72-year-old wife were woken at 6.30am yesterday.

He today urged the council to put extra speed and safety measures along the route – although the cause of yesterday's crash involving a Renault Megane remains unknown.

Mr Duncan said: "Luckily no one has been hurt but we've been left with a lot of damage after two cars have crashed into our home in a month.

"The council needs to do something about this road, it is quite dangerous. I think it needs extra warning signs, speed limits and safety measures.

"It was a real shock as we were in bed and we heard a bang and saw that the car had gone into the front of our house."

The couple's son Carl Duncan, who lives nearby, said: "They were really shaken up and I'm just so relieved my parents weren't hurt.

"They were meant to send engineers after the first crash but that's all still rubble."

The woman driver managed to escape with minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Princess Royal Hospital.

Elsewhere across the county, a number of other smashes happened as motorists were caught out by the overnight rain.

A woman in her 30s was trapped in her car after it crashed on the A5 at Emstrey Island on the Shrewsbury bypass. The accident happened just before 7.30am and involved the one car.

Firefighters from Shrewsbury and Wellington released the woman, who had back injuries, while ambulance staff were treating her. She was immobilised and taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The road was closed while emergency services dealt with the crash.

Elsewhere, three teenagers were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Telford in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The accident happened in Madeley Road, Ironbridge, at around 12.15am. Three ambulances and a paramedic officer attended.

West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman John Hawker said: "Crews arrived to find two vehicles that had been in a serious collision.

"Three teenagers travelling in a small car/van had suffered injuries. A 17-year-old boy had suffered cuts to his face and a fractured lower leg and a 13-year-old boy suffered a leg injury. Both received emergency treatment at the scene and were transferred by ambulances to Princess Royal Hospital for further treatment.

"A third occupant of that vehicle, a 15-year-old boy, was treated for minor injuries and bruises at the scene. He did not require further treatment.

"The 22-year-old woman driving the other car involved in the crash suffered minor bumps and bruises and received treatment at the scene."

In Telford, the busy Queensway was closed by a four-car crash at 8am yesterday.

The ambulance service said staff treated a woman, who was described as "walking wounded".

And an accident involving four vehicles on the M54 westbound at around 9am was blocking one lane between Junction 2 for Wolverhampton and Junction 3 for Albrighton.

On Tuesday night, a car was ripped in half in a crash that left three people injured. The accident happened on the Gobowen Road on the edge of Oswestry at 10.10pm.

A woman in her 30s suffered serious injuries and was trapped in the wreckage of a car which had its rear end ripped off in the collision. Firefighters had to cut her free. A fleet of ambulances and fire engines went to the scene.

John Hawker, from West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "Crews arrived to find two cars that had been in a significant collision.

"One of the cars had left the road and rolled over, with its roof and back end having been ripped off the vehicle. It came to rest the right way up on a grass verge.

"A woman passenger in the badly damaged car received emergency treatment from medics whilst still in the vehicle. The woman in her 30s had suffered serious chest injuries and suspected internal injuries."The woman's condition was stabilised and she was removed from the car with the assistance of the fire service. The woman was then transferred by ambulance to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further emergency treatment.

"The driver of the car, a man believed to be in his 30s, was treated at the scene by medics for concussion and a shoulder injury.

"The man's condition was stabilised and he was also transferred to the same hospital for further treatment.

"The woman driving the second vehicle suffered minor injuries in the crash and received treatment from medics. The woman, believed to be in her early 40s, did not require further treatment and was discharged at the scene."

Mr Hawker said: "Considering the damage to the first car, the occupants are extremely fortunate to have survived the crash."

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service crew manager Ian Pugh urged people to take care when driving on wet and slippy roads. "Wet weather can catch drivers out," he said.

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