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Wales Online
2 hours ago
- Automotive
- Wales Online
Man suffers 'potentially life-threatening injuries' in two-vehicle crash
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A man has been flown to hospital with "potentially life-threatening injuries" following a crash on the A525 this morning. The collision, between a van and a car, shut the road near Hanmer, in Wrexham, for hours, while emergency services worked at the scene. A North Wales Police statement said: "A man has sustained serious, potentially life-threatening injuries following a collision near Whitchurch earlier this morning (Tuesday, June 3). "At 05:37 North Wales Police responded to a report of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles – a red coloured Peugeot 306 and a Ford Transit van on the A525 Hanmer. "The emergency services were called to the scene including the Air Ambulance and the driver of the Peugeot was airlifted to hospital in Stoke with serious injuries. The driver and passenger from the Transit were taken to the Maelor Hospital." Anybody who may have been travelling along the A525 just prior to the collision and who may have dash cam footage are asked to contact North Wales Police via webchat or by calling 101 quoting reference number C080440. Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox Find out what's happening on the roads near you
North Wales Live
3 hours ago
- General
- North Wales Live
Man suffers 'potentially life-threatening injuries' in two-vehicle crash
A man has been flown to hospital with "potentially life-threatening injuries" following a crash on the A525 this morning. The collision, between a van and a car, shut the road near Hanmer, in Wrexham, for hours, while emergency services worked at the scene. A North Wales Police statement said: "A man has sustained serious, potentially life-threatening injuries following a collision near Whitchurch earlier this morning (Tuesday, June 3). "At 05:37 North Wales Police responded to a report of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles – a red coloured Peugeot 306 and a Ford Transit van on the A525 Hanmer. "The emergency services were called to the scene including the Air Ambulance and the driver of the Peugeot was airlifted to hospital in Stoke with serious injuries. The driver and passenger from the Transit were taken to the Maelor Hospital." Anybody who may have been travelling along the A525 just prior to the collision and who may have dash cam footage are asked to contact North Wales Police via webchat or by calling 101 quoting reference number C080440.
Leader Live
3 hours ago
- General
- Leader Live
A525 crash: Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries
At 5.37am North Wales Police responded to a report of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles – a red coloured Peugeot 306 and a Ford Transit van on the A525 Hanmer. The emergency services were called to the scene including the Air Ambulance and the driver of the Peugeot was airlifted to hospital in Stoke with serious injuries. MOST READ: Planning application submitted for huge new housing development in Wrexham Jealous thug headbutted ex after 'asking about her sex life with new man' Wrexham man to hike mountain range - carrying fridge freezer! North Wales Fire and Rescue service were also in attendance, having sent three appliances to the scene. The road was closed for several hours. The driver and passenger from the Transit were taken to the Maelor Hospital. Anybody who may have been travelling along the A525 just prior to the collision and who may have dash cam footage are asked to contact North Wales Police via webchat or by calling 101 quoting reference number C080440.
ITV News
a day ago
- ITV News
Rollercoaster crash like 'hitting a car at 90mph': 10 years on from Alton Towers Smiler injuries
Ten years after they suffered life-changing injuries on a rollercoaster at Alton Towers, Leah Washington-Pugh and Joe Pugh reflect on how far they have come. Leah and Joe, from South Yorkshire, were just 17 and 18-years-old and on a date when the carriage they were riding on the Smiler ride crashed into the empty carriage ahead. The pair were left serious injuries with Joe suffering two shattered kneecaps and damage to his hands and Leah having damage to her legs and a fractured hand. She went on to have her left leg amputated above the knee. The crash, on 2 June 2015, led to operator Merlin being fined £5m, with compensation paid to the 16 victims. Speaking through representatives at the legal firm Stewarts, the pair described how having each other got them through their recovery. Joe said: 'We had to learn not only how to walk again, but how to build a relationship with each other again.' 'Looking back now, me and Joe sticking together, we were such a good support for each other. Yes, our injuries were there and everything else around us was going off, but we still had that relationship and friendship and that got us through everything,' Leah added. The Smiler was the couple's first ride of the day after entering the park. "I think if I remember rightly if you compare it to a car accident it was the equivalent of driving into a car at 90 miles an hour. It was pretty severe," added Joe. "I looked down at my legs and realised that something wasn't right," said Leah. "I looked at Joe and Joe's little finger was hanging off." It took a number of hours for them to be rescued from the ride in a complex operation which involved the Air Ambulance flying in blood for Leah. "If it wasn't for the air ambulance and other services on the day I know I wouldn't be here today." Leah spent five days in intensive care and was in hospital for eight weeks in total. Partner at Stewarts, Anna Wiseman acted for Leah and Joe in their case. She said: 'Leah was young when I first met her, she was only 17. For her to go through that process and be injured in the way that she was, was quite terrifying for her.' Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd admitted breaches of the Health and Safety Act in what bosses called "the most serious incident" in Alton Towers' history. Reflecting on a decade since the crash, the couple, who recently got married say the incident has brought them closer together. "You've always got to find the positive in the negative and just got to grab life, because it's so precious, and make the most of it" added Leah. The couple are using the anniversary to host a ball to support the Midlands Air Ambulance, Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the LimbBo Foundation, a charity which supports limb-different children.
BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Teenage moped rider seriously injured in Braunstone crash
A teenager suffered "life-changing" injuries in a crash in Leicester.A car and a moped collided in Gooding Avenue, Braunstone, at about 13:20 BST on Sunday, said Leicestershire force said it was reported to the force that a moped ridden by two people had crashed with a car pulling off a male rider of the moped suffered serious injuries and has been taken to hospital, while the passenger, also a teenage boy, suffered minor injuries. Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service also attended the added no arrests have been made.
