Crash men fight for lives
Two men are fighting for their lives after a taxi and a car collided head-on between Lichfield and Burntwood. Four people were freed from the wreckage.Two men are fighting for their lives after a taxi and a car collided head-on between Lichfield and Burntwood. Four people were freed from the wreckage. Two other men were also injured in the accident, which happened on the A5190 Lichfield Road at 7.20pm last night near to Pipehill traffic lights, and were also taken to hospital. Firefighters from Lichfield and Needwood stations freed four people from the wreckage using cutting equipment. Read the full story in the Express & Star
Two other men were also injured in the accident, which happened on the A5190 Lichfield Road at 7.20pm last night near to Pipehill traffic lights, and were also taken to hospital.
Firefighters from Lichfield and Needwood stations freed four people from the wreckage using cutting equipment.
The taxi had been travelling towards Burntwood when it was in collision with a black Nissan Primera heading in the opposite direction.
Both drivers suffered serious injuries, described at the time as potentially life threatening.
The driver of the taxi, a black Ford Focus estate, is a 43-year-old man from Cannock. The other driver is from Lichfield and aged 21.
They were both taken by ambulances to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham.
Two passengers in the Primera, believed to be aged in their 20s, suffered suspected serious injuries in the collision. They were taken by ambulance to Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield.
Their injuries are believed to be less serious. Police do not know whether the treacherous road conditions last night played any part.
The road was closed for more than four hours.
Anyone with information is asked to call Pc Alan Gallimore at Chasetown police on 08453 302010.
