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Appeal to trace driver as car flips onto roof in Shropshire border crash

A man has gone missing after fleeing the scene of a two-car crash near the Shropshire border.

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The overturned car. Picture: Dudley Fire Station/West Midlands Fire Service

The red Vauxhall Corsa he was driving in landed in on its roof following the collision in Wodehouse Lane in Gospel End, between Wombourne and Sedgley in South Staffordshire.

His passenger, a woman, is in a stable condition after being taken to hospital following the smash.

Two occupants of the other car, a grey BMW, suffered only minor injuries and were treated by paramedics at the scene.

Police are now appealing for the public’s help to find the man following the collision, which happened at about 1.45am today.

Murray McGregor, spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: “We sent an ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene.

“Two cars were involved in the collision and one vehicle landed on its roof.

"A female in her 20s, who was a front seat passenger, self-extricated from the vehicle.

"She was immobilised, given some pain relief and taken to Russells Hall Hospital.

“There were two other patients from the other vehicle – one with an arm injury and an other with breathing problems.

"Other people arrived at the scene and took them away.”

Anyone who knows anything about the incident, should call 101 quoting incident number 60 of June 11.

Meanwhile, the driver of an Audio saloon suffered minor injuries when the vehicle was involved in a collision in Walsall – landing on its side.

The incident in Barr Lakes Lane, close to Great Barr Golf Club, happened on Sunday afternoon at before 4.30pm.

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