POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a fatal multi-vehicle accident on the A49 at Strefford near to Craven Arms.

At approximately 7.10pm on Monday (August 8) a collision took place between an orange Ford Fiesta and a black Volkswagen Amarok at the junction of the A49 with Strefford.

A head-on collision then occurred between the Fiesta and a white private non-emergency ambulance.

A 75 year-old lady who was being transported in the ambulance sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital where she sadly later died. The driver and passenger of the ambulance sustained minor injuries.

The driver of the Fiesta, a 19 year-old man, sustained a serious leg injury, a 19 year-old female passenger suffered leg and back injuries and a 17 year-old male passenger sustained minor injuries.

All three attended hospital for treatment or were treated on the spot.

The occupants of the Amarok were not injured.

Three ambulances attended the incident.

“When crews arrived they found a non-emergency ambulance operated by MSL had been involved in a collision with a Ford Fiesta,” said a statement from West Midlands Ambulance. 

“Both had suffered considerable damage.

“The private ambulance was carrying an elderly lady at the time of the crash.  She suffered serious injuries. After initial assessment and treatment, she was taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital but sadly died shortly after arrival.

“The driver of the ambulance, a man estimated to be in his 50s suffered chest pain. The attendant in the back of the ambulance, who was also estimated to be in her 50s, had leg and shoulder injuries.  Both were taken to the same hospital.

“There were three people in the Fiesta, all in their late teens or early 20s.  The 19 year old driver had a slightly reduced level of consciousness and back pain.  He was immobilised before also being taken to hospital in Shrewsbury.

“The woman in the front passenger seat also went to the same hospital with minor injuries, but the man in the back of the car was uninjured and was discharged at scene.”

Investigating officers would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision. Call West Mercia Police on 101, quoting incident number 0629S of 8 August 2016.