Six To Hospital Following Rtc Near Welsh Border

Five adults and a teenage boy have been injured, some seriously, following a two-car road traffic collision near the Welsh border in Shropshire in the early hours of today.

A 999 call from an off-duty nurse, who came across the incident, was received by the Trust’s control room at 0.08am this morning (Wednesday 18^th June). Four ambulances, two paramedic officers, a local community first responder, a MERIT trauma team and a critical care car from Midlands Air Ambulance Charity responded to the incident on the A458 in the village of Wollaston, near the English/Welsh border in Shropshire.  

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “There were six occupants, three from each car, who required assessment by ambulance staff. Several had already self-extricated or been assisted out of their vehicle by fire colleagues already at the scene.

“Patient one was a teenage boy, a passenger in car one, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Patient two, a woman passenger from the same car, sustained potentially serious injuries and received trauma care before being conveyed to the same hospital for further care. Patient three, the driver of the same car, didn’t require ambulance assessment.

“The three occupants in the second car were more seriously injured. Patient four, was a male driver, who had serious injuries. Once stabilised on scene by medics, he was taken by ambulance on blue lights and sirens to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Patient five, a woman passenger, was trapped and required careful extrication with help from fire colleagues whilst she received trauma care from the team of ambulance staff. Once released, the woman was blue lighted to Royal Stoke University Hospital in a serious condition. Patient six, a second woman passenger, was assessed and found with serious injuries. She received trauma care and was conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.”

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.