MAN FATALLY INJURED IN SHREWSBURY RTC
A man has sadly died after a multi-vehicle collision near Shrewsbury yesterday evening.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 5.52pm to the A5 Nesscliffe Bypass near Nesscliffe and sent three ambulances, a paramedic officer and two Air Ambulance Critical Care Cars from Cosford to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman says: “On arrival, crews found two patients.
“A man was found in a critical condition receiving CPR from bystanders.
“Ambulance staff immediately took over and began administering advanced life support.
“Sadly, despite everyone’s best efforts, the man could not be saved and he was confirmed deceased at the scene.
“A second man was assessed by medics and treated for minor injuries before being discharged at the scene.
“There were no other patients requiring medical treatment.”
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is an independent healthcare provider. We work in close partnership with NHS Ambulance Services, including West Midlands Ambulance Service and South Western Ambulance Service, to deliver advanced pre-hospital emergency care across the six counties we serve, as well as supporting national responses during major incidents. We are dispatched to cases of the highest severity, where our Critical Care Paramedics and HEMS Doctors – deployed by helicopter or critical care car – work alongside NHS ambulance crews at the scene. Together, we provide specialist interventions, bringing hospital-level emergency medicine directly to incidents in our communities and workplaces when it is needed most.
