A41 Closed by Accident

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A41 Closed
Picture from MD SNT Twitter feed
West Mercia Police’s Market Drayton Safer Neighbourhood Team, have this evening (14/7/16) reported on Twitter that the A41 between Tern Hill and Whitchurch has been closed by a road accident. Their first tweet was posted around 7:30pm, with a second one around 10:00pm stating the road was still closed.
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service in their incident report state that a call was received at 7:35pm of a Road Traffic Accident on the A41, by Hightrees, Market Drayton. This seems to be on the dual-carriageway section.
SFRS report that 5 fire appliances, including the Rescue Tender, were mobilised from Hodnet, Market Drayton and Wellington. An Operations officer was also in attendance. The post described the incident as a collision between a car and a motorcycle, with the casualty left in care of the Ambulance Service.
Update 15/7/21
This morning further reports about last night’s accident have been published.
West Mercia Police: Serious injury collision, Bletchley, Shropshire

The collision happened on the A41 at Bletchley, Shropshire at about 7.15pm yesterday, Thursday 14 July, and involved a blue Yamaha motorbike and a grey Nissan Navara Aventura.
The motorbike was travelling north in the A41 towards Prees Heath when the rider lost control, left the carriageway and collided with a chevron board on the central reservation. The collision with the Nissan then occurred, causing minor damage to that vehicle.
The motorcyclist, a man in his fifties, suffered serious leg, head and arm injuries and was taken by air ambulance to the North Staffordshire Hospital where his condition was said to be critical but stable.
The driver of the Nissan was not injured.
Officers investigating the incident would like to hear from anyone who witnessed it or saw either of the vehicles before the collision occurred.
Anyone with information is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101 quoting incident 651S of 14 July.

The Shropshire Star Website: Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crash closes A41 near Market Drayton

An off-duty doctor stopped to help the injured motorcyclist last night.
The road was shut between Whitchurch and Tern Hill following the crash at about 7.35pm. Ambulance, police and five fire crews attended.
An ambulance service spokesman said: “An off-duty doctor stopped to render aid to the injured motorcyclist together with passers-by until West Midlands Ambulance Service arrived after receiving the 999 call just after 7pm to the junction of the A41 and Bletchley Road, Bletchley, Market Drayton.
“The Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill landed at the scene joining a critical care paramedic and MERIT trauma doctor from Cosfords Midlands Air Ambulance who responded by car. Two ambulances, a paramedic area support officer and a second MERIT trauma doctor were also sent.
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