Driver taken to hospital as A50 crash causes major delays
A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A50[1] that caused delays for thousands of commuters this morning. The smash happened on the stretch between the Blythe Bridge[2] and Tean[3] turnoffs in the early hours of this morning.
However, delays were still being reported as motorists drove to work at around 7.30am. Now Staffordshire Police has issued a statement on the incident, which involved one car.
The driver was taken to hospital in the wake of the accident by a friend. West Midlands Ambulance Service has confirmed no ambulance had to be dispatched to the scene.
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A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said: "We were called at 3.15am this morning (Wednesday 20 September) to reports of a single-vehicle collision on the A50, near Uttoxeter. The driver, a man, was taken to A&E by a friend."
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References
- ^ the A50 (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ Blythe Bridge (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ Tean (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
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- ^ Angry Ash slams council after £70 fine for 'letting pedestrians cross road' (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
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