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A41 Crash: Roof cut off car to rescue casualties after vehicle hits North Shropshire tree late on Christmas Day

Fire crews had to cut the roof off a vehicle to rescue people trapped after a North Shropshire crash late on Christmas Day.

Supporting image for story: A41 Crash: Roof cut off car to rescue casualties after vehicle hits North Shropshire tree late on Christmas Day

Supporting image for story: 'Tough decision' - Winner revealed for Shropshire MP's annual Christmas card competition

'Tough decision' - Winner revealed for Shropshire MP's annual Christmas card competition

Supporting image for story: Two 'abandoned' cars seized by police in north Shropshire village car park

Two 'abandoned' cars seized by police in north Shropshire village car park

Supporting image for story: Severn Trent apology after burst pipe affects water supplies for Prees residents

Severn Trent apology after burst pipe affects water supplies for Prees residents

Supporting image for story: Revealed: Faces of raiders who smashed into Shropshire mother and daughter's house demanding 'where's the safe'

Revealed: Faces of raiders who smashed into Shropshire mother and daughter's house demanding 'where's the safe'

Supporting image for story: 'Where's the safe': Terrifying ordeal for Shropshire mother and daughter as burglars smash their way into the wrong house

'Where's the safe': Terrifying ordeal for Shropshire mother and daughter as burglars smash their way into the wrong house

Supporting image for story: Firefighters rush to crash between car, van and tractor on busy north Shropshire A-road

Firefighters rush to crash between car, van and tractor on busy north Shropshire A-road

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A41 Crash: Roof cut off car to rescue casualties after vehicle hits North Shropshire tree late on Christmas Day

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Supporting image for story: Firefighters tackle 'large' bark blaze at commercial property near Prees

Firefighters tackle 'large' bark blaze at commercial property near Prees

Supporting image for story: Two fire crews called to tackle blaze at Shropshire business

Two fire crews called to tackle blaze at Shropshire business

Supporting image for story: The volunteer 'Pointsman of Prees' who kept traffic flowing for 16 years and 'undoubtedly saved many lives'

The volunteer 'Pointsman of Prees' who kept traffic flowing for 16 years and 'undoubtedly saved many lives'

Supporting image for story: Price rises confirmed for Shropshire Council car parks - here's when and why

Price rises confirmed for Shropshire Council car parks - here's when and why

Supporting image for story: New scheme could bring 60 homes to north Shropshire village

New scheme could bring 60 homes to north Shropshire village

Supporting image for story: Shropshire market towns and villages have suffered 'some of the worst transport links in the country', says MP

Shropshire market towns and villages have suffered 'some of the worst transport links in the country', says MP

Supporting image for story: Police and firefighters called to three-vehicle crash on A41

Police and firefighters called to three-vehicle crash on A41

Supporting image for story: Emergency crews attend a fire inside a caravan in a north Shropshire village

Emergency crews attend a fire inside a caravan in a north Shropshire village

Supporting image for story: We visit the north Shropshire village school that pupils describe as their 'second family'

We visit the north Shropshire village school that pupils describe as their 'second family'

Supporting image for story: I visited a happy north Shropshire village where everyone looks out for each other

I visited a happy north Shropshire village where everyone looks out for each other

About Prees

Its name is Celtic and means "brushwood". The civil parish of Prees includes the smaller settlements of Sandford, Darliston, Fauls and Mickley to the east of the village. West of the village of Prees, but not in the village or the parish as the name would suggest, is the railway station of Prees. It lies on the Welsh Marches Line, between Whitchurch and Wem. Nearby is Prees Heath Common Reserve, which is the last sanctuary for the silver-studded blue butterfly in the Midlands.