An investigation was under way today after a van crashed into a tree on the A49 near Church Stretton, leaving one man dead and two others injured – one seriously.

A woman in her 20s was airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries after the car she was driving flipped over on the A49 near Ludlow.

A man died and two other men were injured after a van careered off the A49 in Shropshire and crashed today.

A container carrying livestock overturned today on a roundabout in Ludlow.

Telegraph poles and trees were torn down as high winds with gusts of more than 70mph battered Shropshire and Mid Wales.

A Whitchurch teacher lost control of her car, hitting and killing a pedestrian as she braked when she saw him about to cross the road, a court heard.

The family of a Shropshire businessman killed in a horror road smash today paid loving tribute a ‘wonderful man who was both big in stature and in personality’.

A man in his 50s who died in a crash in north Shropshire was today named locally as Jeff Blundell.

A man in his 50s has died after a horror road crash in north Shropshire in the early hours of the morning which left a car and lorry in flames.

A motorist has been charged with attempting to murder a woman and child after allegedly deliberately driving his car into a lorry on the A49.

Traders along Shropshire’s A49 claim to have lost thousands of pounds in takings due to roadworks – as the route was named as having some of Britain’s worst delays during October.

The bill for major roadworks currently being carried out on the A49 in south Shropshire will be more than £1.25 million, it has been revealed.

Businesses today criticised new delays in a major project to replace a road bridge on the A49 near Whitchurch, claiming they are losing money.

Three people have died in two separate accidents on Shropshire’s A49 in the space of 24 hours.

Two people were in a serious condition in hospital today after a rush-hour smash which closed the A49 in Shropshire for five hours after cutting gear was used to free the injured.

Villagers have joined forces in a bid to stamp out the menace of speeding drivers by fighting for a cut in speed limits on a major north Shropshire road.

Two women had to be cut free from their car after a crash on the A49 between Craven Arms and Stokesay Castle today.

Two motorbike riders were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash which left the A49 closed for more than three hours.

A south Shropshire pub which has been closed for about five months has been snapped up by new buyers.

Three friends were chased down a Shropshire main road by a lorry driver who blocked the road with his truck before leaping from his cab and hurling abuse at them, it emerged today.

A £100,000 feeder lane could be introduced at a junction on one of Shropshire’s busiest roads to help people access a planned £3 million caravan park.

More than 100 people have signed a petition calling for improvements to be made on the A49 following a string of road accidents.

A woman was airlifted to hospital after a car crash on a Shropshire road.

An 18-year-old man from south Shropshire has been charged with death by dangerous driving following the death of a local teenager.

A baby has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks after an accident between two cars on the A49 in Shropshire this morning.

A Shropshire teenage has died after the vehicle he was travelling in left a road, ended up on its roof and went up in flames.

Roads across Shropshire have been unusually quiet over the bank holiday weekend with highways chiefs blaming rain and a drop in temperature.

An unexpected and brief snow storm caused chaos on the roads across Shropshire and Mid Wales.

Scottish Power has denied failing to ensure the health and safety of a Shropshire man who died after being struck by a power cable which came loose in high winds.

Drivers in Shrewsbury must “spruce” up their driving skills according to a survey on tree-related accidents.