Lorry driver trapped for more than an hour after Telford crash
A lorry driver was trapped in his cab for more than an hour after a crash on a Shropshire road.
Two lorries were involved in the crash on Cotwall Lane, off the B5062 between Crudgington and High Ercall just before midday yesterday (16).
One driver was trapped for more than an hour before being cut free by fire crews and taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with suspected back and head injuries.
The second driver was treated by paramedics at the scene.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman Steve Parry said: "Crews responded to a road traffic collision involving two HGVs.
"A man, believed to be in his 30s, was trapped in his lorry for over an hour. He was treated for back and head injuries.
"The patient was later released and taken by land ambulance to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
"The driver of the second lorry involved was assessed at the scene before being released."
Fire crews from from Wellington and Hodnet and an operational officer from Shrewsbury were sent to the crash, along with an ambulance with the Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT).
Richard Ewels, a spokesman for West Mercia Police, said: "The crash happened at 11.40am in Cotwall Lane, High Ercall.
"Two lorries were involved in a collision not far from the Crudgington Dairy.
"The road was blocked and diversions were in place while one of the wagons was removed. One man was taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital."