Tuesday 21st August 2018 – 8.50am – Murray MacGregor.
One person has died after a collision between a lorry and a car in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).
It happened at about 12.55am on the A46 Evesham Bypass, near to where the road crosses the River Avon.
An ambulance arrived 8 minutes after the call and was backed up by a second ambulance, a paramedic officer, the MERIT trauma doctor and The Air Ambulance Service Critical Care Car.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said; “On arrival, ambulance staff found a lorry and car that had both suffered significant damage.
“Unfortunately, it quickly became apparent that there was nothing that could be done to save the driver of the car and they were confirmed dead at the scene.
“The lorry driver, a 61-year-old man, was trapped for around 50 minutes. Ambulance staff worked with firefighters to extricate him.
“The man had suffered multiple injuries. He was given pain relief and had a leg splinted and wounds dressed before he was taken to the major trauma centre at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire. The doctor from the critical care car travelled with the ambulance crew.”
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