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Flowers and tributes left after New Year's Day crash in Telford claims life of 21-year-old

Scores of flowers and tributes have been left at the scene of a crash that claimed the life of a 21-year-old man.

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Tributes have been left at the site of a crash which claimed the life of a 21-year-old man on New Year's Day

The single-car incident took place close to a roundabout on Whitchurch Drive in Telford, early on New Year's Day.

All approaches to the roundabout, where Whitchurch Drive meets Haybridge Road, were closed for the majority of Monday as police carried out investigations into the crash.

Two others, a man and a woman, who are both in their 20s, were also seriously injured in the crash.

Flowers have also been left under the bridge where the railway goes over Whitchurch Drive
The crash happened at around 4.15am on New Year's Day

Police said that both had been taken to hospital for treatment.

A number of floral tributes have now been left at the roadside, and under the bridge leading away from the roundabout.

Two other people were seriously injured in the crash

Police have appealed for any information, or witnesses to the New Year's Day tragedy, which took place at around 4.15am.

Anyone with information or dash-cam footage from around the time of the collision is asked to contact PC Benjamin Ward by e-mailing Benjamin.ward@westmercia.police.uk, quoting incident number 145i of January 1, 2024.

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