Former Market Drayton mayor 'lucky to be alive' after car crash

Councillor Steve Glover, who is a member of Market Drayton Town Council, said he is still feeling the effects of the accident, which he says has impacted on his sleeping and concentration.

The 66-year-old, who was treated for minor injuries at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, was ironically on his way there to pick up his friend.

The three-vehicle accident happened on the A53, near Stanton-upon-Hine-Heath, last month. He says he has a vague memory of the accident, but remembers being carried out of his car by a paramedic into an ambulance.

Councillor Glover, who was mayor of the town from 2012 to 2013, said: "I am lucky to be alive. It could have been a lot worse.

"I can't concentrate as much as I used to and my sleep pattern is not what it was. I have got cuts and bruises all over my body."

He said: "I got a phone call from my friend Chris Roberts who was being treated at the RSH. He was looking for a lift home and asked if I could collect him.

"I was travelling on the A53 and there was no one ahead of me or behind me. I was driving round a bend when I was confronted by white lights – the whole thing was white.

"Next thing I know I am being hauled out of my car by a paramedic and put into an ambulance.

"I received cuts and bruises, including one cut above my eye which required stitches.

"I was lying in an ambulance and a policeman asked me what happened and I said I didn't know.

"I went in and out of consciousness. The next thing I know I am in bed in a ward connected up with wires and drips. I was in there for 24-hour observation and released the next night. I saw Chris at the hospital and he made a joke about it being a fine way to come and pick him up."

Councillor Glover, who said his car was written off in the accident, is currently undergoing physiotherapy at Audlem Medical Centre once a week.

Two others were also injured in the accident which closed the road in both directions for several hours.

Two ambulance crews, who were already transporting patients to hospital, came across the crash on February 25 and called for back-up before helping the injured drivers.