Woman and child taken to hospital for assessment after crash on rural road near Shrewsbury
A woman and child were taken to hospital with 'non-serious' injuries in a crash on a rural road on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.
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The woman was driving and the child was a passenger in a car that was in a collision with a trailer on the B5061 from B4380 Norton to Wrekin, in Uckington on Thursday morning .
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 7.35am to a road traffic collision involving a car and a trailer on the B5061 from B4380 Norton to Wrekin, Uckington in Shrewsbury.
"One ambulance attended the scene.
"Upon arrival we found a woman and a child who were the driver of and a passenger in the car.
"They were assessed and had sustained injuries not believed to be serious.
"They were conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further assessment.”
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service scrambled their teams from Shrewsbury and Telford to Uckington at 7.42 on Thursdayto reports of a road traffic collision with persons trapped.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Two fire appliances including the rescue tender were mobilised from Shrewsbury and Telford. An operations officer was in attendance.
"Also at the scene of the incident were the land ambulance service and the police."
They found that no persons were trapped and fire crews made vehicles safe. They sent their stop message at 8.03am.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "Officers attended a collision this morning following a call we received around 7.30am.
"The collision happened on the B5061 near to Uckington and involved two vehicles"
AA Traffic News reported that the Roman Road B5061 both ways from the B4394 to Bluebell Lane was closed and there was heavy traffic. They say the incident was first reported at 7.16am.
