Pedestrian airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and road closed after Shrewsbury crash
A woman who was seriously injured when she was hit by a car has been airlifted to hospital.
The 34-year-old fell after she came out of Monkmoor Stores, in Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, before being hit by the blue Vauxhall Corsa at 1.45pm yesterday afternoon.
The woman suffered what was described as a serious injury was airlifted to Stoke Hospital.
The accident has led to Monkmoor Road being closed at the junction with Crowmere Road.
Murray MacGregorm a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "The woman, who is believed to be in her 30s, had just come out of the shop when the incident happened.
"Due to her 'disorientated' state, it was difficult to assess her condition, but she had clearly suffered a head injury.
"She was immobilised and, due to her condition, was anaesthetised at the scene before being airlifted to the major trauma centre at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.
"The car driver was uninjured."
