Motorists faced delays when a car was severely damaged by fire on a main road into Shrewsbury.
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Ambulances not meeting targets
Ambulance response targets in Shropshire have been met only once in 10 months, a report to county health chiefs has revealed.
Tipper truck lands in ditch
A lorry overturned and slid into a ditch on a Shropshire road after the driver said he had to take evasive action to avoid a crash with an overtaking vehicle.
Assaults on region’s 999 staff among highest in UK
Attacks on ambulance staff across Shropshire and the West Midlands are among the highest in the country, shock figures have shown today.
County 999 calls up 85 per cent
The Ambulance service in Shropshire is facing an unprecedented 85 per cent increase in emergency 999 calls in less than two years.
Driver of car hurt in smash with lorry
A teenager was today airlifted to hospital with head injuries after a car collided with a tractor in Shropshire.
Campaigners critical of care for asthmatics
The West Midlands Ambulance Trust, which treats patients in Shropshire, is failing people with asthma by the way patients are monitored and treated, campaigners have claimed today.
Whistling up a new career
A principled decision to resign from his job with the county ambulance service opened up a whole new career for a hobby photographer.
Man dies after bike veers off road
A motorcyclist died after crawling his way to a roadside near Market Drayton after his bike veered off the road into a field, police said today.
Man dies in cable tragedy
A man has died after being electrocuted at a showground on the Powys border.
Pair hurt in bike crash
A man and a woman, both believed to be in their 60s, were injured after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a car in Shropshire.
Pregnant woman’s fire drama
A pregnant woman was treated for smoke inhalation after a blaze broke out at a Telford home today.
Walkers aid rescue effort to free mum
Tourists and paramedics battled for four hours to rescue a holidaymaker who got stuck in a bog after falling and breaking her ankle near a Mid Wales beauty spot.
Driver, 78, dies after two-vehicle crash
A 78-year-old man has died after suffering multiple injuries in a two-vehicle smash on a Shropshire road.
Ambulance crews reject safety camera move
Ambulances crews across Shropshire and the West Midlands have rejected a move to install CCTV cameras in their vehicles to help protect them against violence and abuse.
Paraglider dies in crash
A paraglider died despite a battle to revive him after he plummeted more than 100ft and crashed into a hillside on the Shropshire-Wales border.
Family left shaken as car hits house
A Shropshire couple say they had a lucky escape after a car left the road and collided with their house.
Cyclist dies after he is hit by train
A cyclist died after he was struck by a train at a railway level crossing in Shropshire. It happened in Eyton Lane, Baschurch, shortly before 9pm yesterday.
Officers suspended for alleged offences
The number of Shropshire fire, police and ambulance officers who have been suspended from their posts during the past year is 21, it was revealed today.
999 bosses on booze cruise
Two ambulance service managers – one now a director of the Shropshire-based air ambulance service – used a health trust car to go on a “booze cruise” to France, a disciplinary panel has been told.
Teen led to safety after frying pan blaze
An 18-year-old man was taken by ambulance to hospital after being led to safety by his friends and neighbours following a blaze at his Telford home.
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