Woman taken to hospital with serious injuries following Staffordshire crash

A woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Staffordshire this morning (October 19).

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the junction of Clayton Road and Kingsbridge Avenue in Newcastle-under-Lyme at 8.53am this morning following reports of a collision involving a lorry and a car.

Two ambulances, a North Staffordshire BASICS doctor and a Midlands Air Ambulance responded to the scene.

A woman has been taken to a major trauma centre after being seriously injured.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When crews arrived they found the driver of the car, a woman, trapped in her car in a serious condition.

“The team of ambulance staff worked quickly with fire colleagues at the scene to extricate her from the vehicle whilst receiving advanced trauma care.

“The woman was conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further emergency care.”

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: “We are appealing for information following a serious collision in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

“We were called at 8.55am today (Monday 19 October) to Clayton Road following reports of a collision involving a red Renault and a white lorry.

“Officers attended the scene alongside colleagues from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service.

“The driver of the car, a woman, was freed from the car by firefighters and taken to hospital with serious injuries.

“The driver of the lorry, a man, was not injured and is assisting with our enquiries.

“We are appealing for anyone with doorbell, dashcam or CCTV footage of the area at the time to contact us. Call 101, quoting incident 140 of 19 October, or use Live Chat on our website.

“To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111”