A53 Closed After Accident (1/9/16)

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Update 2 Sep. 16
This morning West Mercia Police have issued the following appeal.

Police appeal for witnesses after serious road traffic collision on A53 bypass, Shropshire
West Mercia Police is appealing for witnesses after a serious road traffic collision yesterday evening (Thursday, 1 September), at around 5:25pm on A53 bypass in Hodnet.
A silver Ford Fiesta was travelling southbound along the A53 when it was in collision with a grey Jaguar, coming from the opposite direction.
The driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 25-year-old man, sustained serious injuries and was air lifted to North Staffordshire hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
The driver of the Jaguar, a 56-year-old man, was taken by ambulance to the Royal Shrewsbury hospital where he was discharged.
Police are eager to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to it. Witnesses are asked to call West Mercia Police on 101, quoting incident 590S of Thursday 1 September.
Issued: 11:13am, Friday 2 September 2016, Kieren Bodill, Corporate Communications


Shropshire Star have published a report stating the the A53 has been closed near Hodnet following an accident. It says the road is closed in both directions near the A442. Since it was published this story has been updated with pictures from the Market Drayton Fire Station Facebook page. This is one of them.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, according to this incident report, say they received a call about 5:33pm this evening. It states:

Road traffic collision involving 2 saloon cars. A total of two people, one from each vehicle, released by Fire Service Personnel using holmatro cutting equipment. One was transferred to hospital via land ambulance and the other by air ambulance.

Three fire appliances from Hodnet, Market Drayton and Wellington attended the scene, one of which was a Rescue Tender. An Operations officer was in attendance and crews used Cutters/Spreaders to release people from the wreckage.
The Air Ambulance, Land Ambulance Service and Police also attended the incident.
The road will remain closed while Police carry out collision investigation.
The Fire Service was stood down at 6:35pm.