Car driver ‘cut free’ and taken to hospital after crash with lorry in Telford
Emergency services were called to the scene on Stafford Park 1, Telford[1], at around 1.10pm on Friday. Tailbacks began to form as fire crews from Telford Central used cutters and spreaders to free a casualty from the crashed car. Images taken at the scene showed a badly damaged Vauxhall Corsa on the back of a flatbed truck at the junction with Stafford Court, with at least one ambulance present.
Tailbacks following the crash
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said the driver of the car had been taken to hospital, his injuries were not thought to be serious.
They said: "We were called to reports of an RTC on Stafford Park 1, Stafford Park in Telford at 1.10pm.
An ambulance was sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews found a car and a lorry had been involved in a collision.
"The driver of the car, a man, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious and taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further treatment."
The crash in Stafford Park
West Mercia temporarily shut Stafford Park 1 after the crash, leading to tailbacks in the area, before the road was reopened at around 2.30pm.