Three hurt in A449 crash
A crash caused chaos for commuters today when the main road from Kidderminster to Wolverhampton was sealed off for almost five hours.
Three people were injured when the car they were in careered off the road and smashed into a tree on the A449 at Cookley. One passenger is believed to have been thrown through the windscreen.
The two women and a man, who have not been named, are believed to have been returning from a night out in Wolverhampton when the Suzuki Alto hatchback left the road on a bend at about 4.50am.
Three ambulances and an emergency services doctor were called to the scene.
One woman, aged 19, was found lying against a tree with multiple injuries and is thought to have been thrown through the windscreen. She was taken to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.
Paramedics found another woman, aged 20, in a confused state but seemingly unhurt. Fire crews cut free the male driver, also believed to be in his 20s, who was taken to Russells Hall Hospital.
Sub-officer Mick Rowlands, from Kidderminster Fire Station, said: " Such was the impact of the crash that the steering wheel was blowing in the wind."
