Woman dies in hay baler road smash

A woman has died after the car she was travelling in crashed with a hay baler being towed by a tractor.

The male driver of the car was also injured in the smash on the A5, near Burlington Pool in Shifnal.

Two ambulances, a responder paramedic and a senior paramedic officer were sent to the scene of the smash at 9.50pm last night.

West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman Claire Thomas said today: "On arrival crews found a car, which had been in collision with a hay baler that was being towed by a tractor. The car had suffered significant damage.

"Sadly the female passenger of the car suffered fatal injuries and was confirmed dead at the scene.

"The male driver was assessed by crews and had suffered no serious injuries. Due to the damage caused to the car, the man was taken to hospital."

Police have not yet released the identity or age of the woman who died.

The smash is the second fatality on the A5 near Shifnal in under a week.

Last Saturday, motorcyclist Vincent Jonecko, aged 55, of Osprey Close, Whittington, Lichfield, was killed in a crash with a Land Rover towing a caravan at the junction of the A5 and A41 at Crackley Bank, close to Burlington Pool.