Man taken to hospital after A500 crash

The collision involved a bin lorry and two cars

Author: Dan DaviesPublished 11th Jul 2024

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a bin lorry and two cars on the A500.

Just before midday on Thursday, emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway between Etruria and Porthill.

A man was treated at the scene before being transferred to the Royal Stoke.

His injuries are not thought to be serious.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of an RTC and sent one ambulance to the scene.

"On arrival we discovered two cars and a bin lorry that had been in collision. We assessed one patient, a man, who was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital."

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