Twelve people involved in four car motorway crash on M5 near Worcester
TRAFFIC: The view over the M5 looking north towards junction 6 with an ambulance driving along the hard shoulder (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)
TWELVE people were involved in a four-car crash on the M5 as one injured woman trapped inside her vehicle had to be freed by firefighters.
The incident happened on the M5 northbound between junctions 7 (Worcester South) and 6 (Worcester) at around 2.30pm on Friday (March 15).
The M5 was closed northbound between those junctions due to the multi-vehicle collision with motorists diverted onto the A4440.
Drivers faced delays of an hour even when the motorway reopened later that afternoon. The fire service said four cars were involved, and police and ambulance said three cars.
Worcester News: EMERGENCY: An ambulance heads southbound down the hard shoulder towards the scene of the M5 crash
EMERGENCY: An ambulance heads southbound down the hard shoulder towards the scene of the M5 crash (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)
A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “One ambulance and a paramedic officer are currently in attendance.
“Upon arrival we found a woman who was the driver of a car. She was extricated from the vehicle by the fire service.
Worcester News: POLICE: A police van drivers up the otherwise deserted northbound carriageway away from the crash scene towards junction 6
POLICE: A police van drivers up the otherwise deserted northbound carriageway away from the crash scene towards junction 6 (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)
“Once extricated, she was assessed and had sustained injuries not believed to be life-threatening. She received treatment at the scene before being conveyed to Worcestershire Royal Hospital for further assessment.”
A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said it sent two crews – one from Worcester and one from Droitwich Fire Stations.
“[They] were called at 2.30pm on March 15 to a road traffic collision on the M5 Northbound between junctions 7 and 6.
Worcester News: DELAYS: The view looking south towards junction 7 of the M5
DELAYS: The view looking south towards junction 7 of the M5 (Image: James Connell/Newsquest)
“The incident involves four cars and 12 casualties, one of whom is medically trapped, with the other 11 in the care of paramedics.
“Police, ambulance and Highways are all in attendance with the motorway closed northbound.”
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An eyewitness said: “I saw two ambulances going down the southbound carriageway’s hard shoulder with blue lights and sirens sounding. A while later a police van headed the other way up the otherwise deserted northbound carriageway from the crash scene.”
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A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “Officers are still on scene of this so details are constantly coming through.
“We received a call around 2.25pm this afternoon (March 15) with a report of a collision on the M5 slip road at junction 7.
“Officers arrived at the collision to find three vehicles involved.”
References
- ^ RECOMMENDED READING: M5 crash involving four cars and multiple casualties (www.worcesternews.co.uk)
- ^ RECOMMENDED READING: ‘The building shook’: Droitwich couple on car home crash (www.worcesternews.co.uk)