Sunday 28th July 2013 – 7.00pm – Suzie Fothergill.
Two people have been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision on the M6 near to Coventry today.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the northbound carriageway of the M6, between junctions 1 – 2, shortly before 4.25pm this afternoon.
Two ambulances and a paramedic area support officer in a rapid response vehicle were dispatched to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find a car on its side on the embankment of the motorway.
“The driver of the car, a man in his early 20’s, was treated at the scene for spinal pain. The man was fully immobilised and conveyed to University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire.
“The passenger of the vehicle, a woman of similar age, had sustained shoulder and arm injuries. Crews treated her at the scene before she was immobilised and taken to the same hospital for further assessment and treatment.
“The hospital was pre-alerted to the arrival of both of the patients and of their injuries.”
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