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Four-year-old boy among four injured in Oswestry crash

Four people, including a four-year-old boy, were injured when the car they were travelling left the A5 and hit a tree.

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision which happened around 5.55pm on Saturday on the A5 at Aston near the Ironworks Museum in Oswestry.

For reasons yet to be established, a vehicle travelling eastbound towards Shrewsbury left the carriageway onto the grass verge and collided with a tree on the embankment. It is believed only one vehicle was involved in the collision.

Four people - a 37-year-old man, two women aged 34 and 20 and a four-year-old boy - were taken to hospital for treatment. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Enquiries are on-going and police are appealing for any motorists who were on the road at the time, in particular any motorists who may have dash cam footage.

Anyone with information should call West Mercia Police on 101 quoting reference on 662s 030819.

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