Police, ambulance and fire called to two vehicle crash in Shropshire

The emergency services were called to help after a two-vehicle crash on a south Shropshire road.

West Mercia Police, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, West Midlands Ambulance Service, and National Highways were all in attendance at the incident on the A488 at Lydham at around 8.09am today - Wednesday, July 8.

One fire crew from Bishop’s Castle attended and an update from the fire service said the incident had involved two vehicles.

It added: “Crews made both vehicles electrically safe and dealt with a fuel spill using absorbent pads. Casualties were left in the care of ambulance crews.”

The ambulance service said one man had been taken to hospital following the incident.

A spokesman for WMAS said: “We were called to reports of an road traffic collision on the A488 near Lydham at 7.57am and sent an ambulance to the scene where, on arrival, crews found a car and a small van had been involved in a collision.

“A man was treated for injuries not believed to be serious and conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.”