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Three people escape serious injury as car overturns on M54

Three people were treated by paramedics but escaped serious injury when a car overturned on the M54.

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The motorway was closed eastbound between Albrighton and Wolverhampton while emergency services dealt with the crash on Tuesday evening.

Traffic was stopped between Junction 3 and Junction 2 at about 8pm.

A car rolled over blocking the carriageway and three people were checked over by paramedics before being discharged at the scene.

The road was open again by 9pm.

Jordan Eggington, spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "We were called at 7.39pm to reports of a single car road traffic collision rollover at junction 2 of the M54 East.

"Two ambulances and a paramedic officer attended the scene. Crews treated three patients for minor injuries and they were all discharged at the scene.”

A spokeswoman for Staffordshire Police said: "Police were called at 7.39pm on Tuesday to the M54 eastbound between Junction 2 and 3 following reports of a transport incident.

"Officers received reports that a vehicle had overturned in the middle lane from Telford towards Birmingham.

"The incident was transferred to West Midlands Police’s CMPG and West Midlands Ambulance Service.

"Highways England later arranged recovery of the vehicle."

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