Man, 66, dies in Leominster crash - police appeal for witnesses
A 66-year-old man has died following a road collision in Leominster, police have said.
Officers from West Mercia Police said the fatal collision occurred on Sunday (December 21) on the A44 in Herefordshire and are appealing for witnesses.
The collision happened at around 9.30am in Leominster, near to the junction for the A4110 at Bainstree Cross, and involved a Suzuki Grand Vitara and a Land Rover Discovery.
A spokesperson said: "The driver of the Suzuki, a man aged 66, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
"A passenger in the vehicle, a 64-year-old woman, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
"The driver of the other vehicle involved remained at the scene and was spoken to by police. No arrests have been made.
"Officers are now appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident, or has dashcam footage of the vehicles leading up to the collision, to please get in contact."
West Midlands Ambulance Service said they sent three ambulances, a paramedic officer, two Mercia Accident Rescue Service (MARS) BASICS doctors and two Midlands Air Ambulances to the scene.
A spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find two cars which had been involved in a serious collision. The driver and passenger of one car were rapidly extricated from their vehicle. Sadly, the driver, a man, was confirmed deceased on scene. The passenger, a woman, received advanced trauma care by the team of medics on scene before being conveyed by land ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further trauma care.
“The driver of the second car, a man, was assessed but didn’t require hospital treatment and was discharged on scene.”
Anyone with information is urged to email PC Matt Tyrrell matthew.tyrrell@westmercia.police.uk quoting incident number 106i of December 21.
