Two in Royal Stoke as car and recovery truck smash shuts A50

Police are appealing for witnesses after a crash between a car and a recovery truck left two people in hospital and the A50 shut. And following the crash an HGV was also found ‘stuck’ at the central reservation.

StokeonTrentLive reported ^[1] yesterday how the smash had left the eastbound carriageway from Blythe Bridge ^[2] shut for around four hours. At the height of the incident a lane was also shut on the opposite side sparking long rush-hour delays.

Today and Staffordshire Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash which occurred at around 2.55pm. Paramedics have confirmed a man and a woman were taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.^[3]^[4]

A police spokeswoman said: “We were called to reports of a collision involving a car and a recovery truck, with a load, on the A50 from Stoke-on-Trent towards Uttoxeter, near to Checkley. Following the collision, a HGV was then stuck at the central reservation.

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“The driver and passenger of the car were taken to hospital by ambulance. The driver of the recovery truck was uninjured.

“Officers are keen to speak to anyone with any information, particularly those who may dashcam footage.”

The A50 is currently closed (Image: StokeonTrentLive)

West Midlands Ambulance Service ^[7] sent two ambulances to the scene.

An ambulance service spokesman said: “On arrival we discovered two patients, a man and a woman, from the same car. They were both treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital.”

Witnesses are asked to call the force on 101 and quote incident 402 of September 25. Alternatively use the Live Chat option on the police website.^[8]

References

^{^} StokeonTrentLive reported (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
^{^} Blythe Bridge (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
^{^} Staffordshire Police (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
^{^} Royal Stoke University Hospital. (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
^{^} Storm Agnes triggers 19-hour Stoke-on-Trent weather warning | The nation is braced for high winds and rain (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
^{^} Man to go on trial today accused of murdering ex-wife in Stoke | Georgian Constantin has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Valentina Cozma (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
^{^} West Midlands Ambulance Service (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
^{^} police website. (www.staffordshire.police.uk)
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