Van driver rushed to hospital with 'serious injuries' after crash with tanker on M54

While crews were at the scene of a large lorry fire on the westbound M54 on Tuesday, emergency services were called to a crash just one junction up the road.

At around 8pm, police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene of the collision on the M54 at Junction 3 (Cosford) which reportedly involved a van and a tanker.

Following the crash, the driver of the van was taken to hospital, with what the ambulance service described as “potentially serious injuries”

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “Upon arrival we found a man who was the driver of the van, he was assessed and had sustained potentially serious injuries.

“He received treatment at the scene before being conveyed to New Cross Hospital for further assessment.”

The incident came as emergency services were helping to tackle a large HGV fire just one junction away.

National Highways announced the motorway was closed between Junction 2 (Wolverhampton) and Junction 3 (Cosford) at around 7.50pm following the “serious collision”.

The motorway reopened between J2 and J3 at around 10.10pm following the collision, but remained closed after the fire between J3 and J4 until around 10am on Wednesday.