A major commuter route was sealed off as emergency crews battled in vain to save the life of a woman following a head-on smash.

Police sealed off part of the A449 near to the Stewponey junction for four hours after the crash which has also left a man fighting for his life. Emergency crews were called to the scene just after 3pm yesterday following the collision between a Westfield sports car and a Toyota Yaris.

A diversion was set up along the Bridgnorth Road and through Kinver causing long tailbacks lasting hours.

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The woman, a passenger in the sports car, died after being airlifted to hospital. She had suffered multiple injuries. The male driver, moved in a second helicopter, was in a critical condition.

The driver of the Toyota, a woman, in her 60s, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Dudley’s Russells Hall Hospital by land ambulance.

Police believe the cars had been travelling in opposite directions.

Tom Hughes, a 31-year-old kitchen fitter from Bridgnorth, saw the full horror of the car smash as he travelled home to Wolverhampton.

“The car looked in a really bad way. It is just awful.”