Reactie #284 Gepost op: 30 september 2016, 07:10:41
Lorry driver suffers fatal injuries on M6
A lorry driver has died following a collision involving two HGVs and two cars on the M6 this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the incident near to junction 3A on the southbound carriageway, shortly after 9.25am, and sent an ambulance, a paramedic area support officer and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene. The Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance also attended together with the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival, crews discovered two HGVs and two cars that had been in collision in lane one of the motorway.
“The driver of one of the HGVs, a man, had suffered extremely serious injuries in the collision.
“Unfortunately it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene.
“The second lorry driver, also a man, was uninjured.
“One of the cars contained two men who were treated at the scene for minor injuries but they did not require hospital treatment.
“Neither did the driver of the second car, an elderly man, who was uninjured in the incident.”
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Car hits tree after leaving motorway
A car driver was cut free through of his car after it left the motorway and hit a tree following a collision with a lorry this morning.
The incident, which led to significant traffic disruption in the area, happened on the southbound sliproad of the M5, near to the M6 link, shortly after 7.50am and West Midlands Ambulance Service sent one ambulance and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find a car that had suffered significant damage after leaving the motorway and crashing into a tree.
“There were two patients inside, a man thought to be in his 30s and a young boy.
“The man was cut free through the roof of the vehicle with assistance from the fire service.
“Thankfully he appears to have escaped serious injury in the collision but was treated for back pain and cuts to his head.
“He was immobilised as a precaution with the use of a neck collar and spinal board before being taken to Sandwell Hospital for further assessment.
“The boy was uninjured in the incident, as was the lorry driver.”
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