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Four in hospital and woman arrested after car hits tree in Oswestry

Three teenagers and a woman were taken to hospital with "potentially serious injuries" following a road traffic collision in Oswestry on Sunday.

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The crash in Selattyn in Oswestry occurred just after 5pm.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said it sent a fire crew to the scene who were joined by both the land ambulance and West Mercia Police.

A spokesperson said the RTC involved one hatchback that had collided with a tree.

"Crews made the vehicle electrically safe," said the spokesperson.

The road where the crash happened on Sunday.
The road where the crash happened on Sunday.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said four people were taken to hospital following the crash.

A spokesperson said: "“We were called to reports of a one-car RTC in Carreg-Y Big, Selattyn, Oswestry at 4.36pm, on Sunday, and sent three ambulances and a paramedic officer to the scene. 

“On arrival crews found five patients. Three patients, a woman and two teenage boys, were treated for potentially serious injuries before being conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. 

“A fourth patient, a teenage boy, was treated for potentially serious injuries and conveyed to Wrexham Maelor Hospital. The fifth patient, a teenage boy, was treated for minor injuries.”

West Mercia Police said a woman has been arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs.

A spokesperson said: "We received a call around 4:30pm yesterday afternoon (Sunday, January 18) with a report of a road traffic collision near Selattyn.

 "Officers arrived to find one vehicle involved.

 "An 18-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of drugs."