Two men airlifted to Birmingham’s QE hospital after car crash
One man is fighting for his life while a second suffered serious injuries after a horrific crash. The men were airlifted to hospital after the collision between two cars happened near Shrewsbury this afternoon, Tuesday, October 31.
West Midlands Ambulance Service[1] said they were called at 1.51pm to the A458 near Cressage. They sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer, the Air Ambulance Critical Care Car from Cosford and the Midlands Air Ambulances from Cosford and Strensham to the scene.
One casualty was given advanced life support at the scene, while the second man was cut free from his vehicle by firefighters. Both men were taken to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.[2]
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman says: “On arrival, crews discovered two cars had been involved in a collision. One male patient was found in a critical condition and ambulance staff immediately began administering advanced life support before he was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital[4] Birmingham for further treatment.
“A second man was cut free from his vehicle with the assistance of fire colleagues and treated by medics for serious injuries before being airlifted to the same hospital for further treatment.”
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References
- ^ West Midlands Ambulance Service (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
- ^ Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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- ^ Queen Elizabeth Hospital (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
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