A5 reopened after three people injured in crash near Oswestry
The A5 near Oswestry was reopened this morning after a crash yesterday in which three people were injured, forcing the road to be closed for emergency repairs.
Emergency services were called to the collision on the A5 near Queens Head, south of Oswestry, at about 7.20am on Sunday.
An elderly couple who were trapped in one of the cars for an hour were flown by air ambulance to Royal Stoke University Hospital with serious injuries, which were described by the emergency services as "life changing".
A man in the the other car also required hospital treatment.
A dog was also released from one of the vehicles and left in the care of the police. It was not seriously injured.
The accident, which involved a Volkswagen Jetta and Subaru 4x4, caused the A5 to be closed in both directions between the B4397 at Shotatton and the Mile End Roundabout.
Damage caused by the accident meant that part of the carriageway had to be resurfaced. The road was reopened shortly after midnight.
The accident is believed to have happened after one of the vehicles veered over to the other side of the road.
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent three ambulances and a paramedic area support officer to the scene together with the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "On arrival at the scene ambulance crews discovered two cars that had been involved in collision, one of which still had two patients trapped inside.
"The two patients, a man and woman both believed to be in their 70s, had to be cut free with assistance from the fire service.
"The man was treated for injuries to his chest, abdomen and pelvis as well as minor cuts to his head.
"The woman was also treated for pelvic, chest and abdominal injuries. They were both immobilised and given pain relief before being airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
"The driver of the second car, a man thought to be in his 40s, was treated for a pelvic injury and a cut to his face.
"He was immobilised and given pain relief and transported to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital by land ambulance."
