Three-car crash on M6 left woman pinned to central reservation by car
A woman was taken to hospital after a three-car crash saw her pinned between the central reservation of the M6 and her car.
Emergency crews were called to the crash on the southbound carriageway between junctions 15 for Stoke and 14 for Stafford north just after 7pm last night.
It is thought the crash was originally minor and took place between two cars. It is however believed a third car then collided with the two cars concerned, which were stationary in the outside lane, and its occupants who were out of the car.
West Midlands Ambulance spokesman Claire Brown said: "Upon arrival crews found three cars which had been involved in a collision. It was reported to crews that two of the cars were stationary in the outside lane following a minor RTC when a third car collided with the two cars and its two occupants who were out of their vehicles.
"A 65-year-old woman, the driver of one of the stationary car, had ended up pinned against the central reservation barrier by her car in the collision.
"The woman sustained significant injuries to her right leg. Ambulance staff and the doctor worked as a team to administer advanced pain relief and fluids to help stabilise her condition. Due to the mechanism of her injury and position, the team had to fully immobilise her onto a scoop stretcher in an upright position before the fire service carefully moved the car to release her. The woman's leg was dressed and splinted before she was taken by land ambulance on blue lights to University Hospital North Staffordshire for emergency treatment.
"The two other drivers were assessed but did not require hospital treatment."
