Police appeal as A50 smash between truck and van leaves two in Royal Stoke
Police[1] are appealing for witnesses after smash between a van and a truck on the A50[2] left two people in hospital. Emergency services – including firefighters and paramedics – were scrambled to the stretch between Blythe Bridge[3] and Uttoxeter[4] to reports of a collision.
And the incident between a Fiat Ducato van and a white truck left both drivers in the Royal Stoke University Hospital[5]. Now Staffordshire Police is appealing for witnesses to the crash, which occurred on the eastbound stretch just before 6.30pm on December 8.
StokeonTrentLive had previously reported[6] how the incident left the route closed off as emergency services dealt with the aftermath of the crash. West Midlands Ambulance Service[7] had sent three ambulances to the scene and say the driver of the Fiat, a woman in her 40s, suffered ‘serious injuries’.
Meanwhile the trucker, a man in his 50s, was said to have sustained ‘potentially serious injuries’. Both patients were taken to the Royal Stoke.
Officers are keen for any witnesses – or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Anyone with information can call the force on 101 and quote incident 625 of December 8.
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References
- ^ Police (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ A50 (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ Blythe Bridge (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ Uttoxeter (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ Royal Stoke University Hospital (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ StokeonTrentLive had previously reported (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
- ^ West Midlands Ambulance Service (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
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