‘Remarkable no one was killed’ in A50 accident
TWO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER COLLISION BETWEEN LORRY AND VAN WITH PIECE OF WOOD THROUGH WINDSREEN
TWO men were taken to hospital after a crash which left a HGV on its side and a van with a piece of wood through its windscreen.
The collision took place between the A521 near Blythe Bridge and the A522, west of Uttoxeter on Monday morning.
As reported in the Burton Mail yesterday, West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 11.48am on Monday, May 2, to reports of a serious road traffic collision.
Two ambulances, two paramedic officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman has now given further details about two people who were injured in the collision.
She said: “Crews arrived to find a HGV on its side up an embankment and a van which had sustained significant damage in the collision including a piece of wood through its windscreen.
“The driver of the van, a man, was miraculously out of his vehicle and sitting at the side of the road.
“He was assessed by the team of ambulance staff and found with injuries not thought to be life threatening.
“He was given treatment on scene before being conveyed by land ambulance to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
“The HGV driver, a man, was also out of his overturned vehicle and was assessed on scene by ambulance staff. He sustained no apparent serious injuries but was conveyed to the same hospital for further checks due to the serious nature of the road traffic collision.
“Considering the dramatic scene and significant damage, it was remarkable that no one was killed”.
The other vehicle involved was a black Ford Transit van.