Man airlifted with serious injuries after crash closes A49 in Shropshire

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service had to cut the 45-year-old victim from his car before an air ambulance flew him to Stoke.

A woman in the car other was in shock and suffering neck pain and was taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

The crash happened at around 8.20am, near Condover.

Two ambulances and a paramedic officer also attended the scene, along with fire crews from Shrewsbury and Wellington.

The road was closed while emergency services provided treatment and cleared the vehicles.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "Two cars and a lorry had been involved in a collision when emergency services arrived on scene.

"The driver of one car, a 45-year-old man, was trapped inside but was fully conscious and breathing. Whilst the fire service worked around ambulance staff to release the man from the wreckage, the medical team assessed him and found he had sustained a chest injury, a fractured wrist and suspected pelvic injuries.

"The man was given oxygen and an anti-haemorrhage drug to stabilise his condition before he was carefully lifted out of the car by fire and ambulance staff onto a spinal board. His arm was splinted and he was also placed in a neck collar before being airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further assessment and treatment.

"The driver of the lorry and the car were out of their vehicles when we arrived on scene. The lorry driver, a man, didn't require hospital treatment. The second car driver, a woman, sustained neck pain and was in shock. She was immobilised before being taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital as a precaution."