Two in hospital after crash shuts North Staffordshire road

Two vans had been involved in a collision

11:50, 23 Jan 2026

Paramedics were called to the scene (stock image)(Image: Derby Telegraph)

Two men have been taken to hospital after a two-van smash shut a North Staffordshire A-road. Police and two ambulances were sent to the A51 in Stone[1] this morning with the busy road subsequently shut off.

Now West Midlands Ambulance Service[2] say two men are in hospital - one with 'potentially serious injuries'. The collision occurred just after 8.10am near the Lichfield Road junction.

A spokesman for the service said: "We were called to reports of two vans that had been in collision on the A51, two ambulances attended the scene.

On arrival we discovered two patients, both men.

One man was treated for potentially serious injuries and taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital[3].

The second man was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to County Hospital."

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References

1. ^ Stone (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
2. ^ West Midlands Ambulance Service (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
3. ^ Royal Stoke University Hospital (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
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