Man dies following Tamworth crash

A man's died and a woman’s in hospital following the crash between a lorry and two pedestrians

Author: Alice SmithPublished 7th Nov 2024

A man has died and a woman’s been taken to hospital following a crash in Tamworth last night (Wednesday 6th).

Emergency services were called at around 7:15pm to the A5 near Castle.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said:

“On arrival, crews found a lorry and two pedestrians had been involved in a collision.

“A man was receiving basic life support and ambulance crews immediately took over to administer advanced life support.

“Sadly, it quickly became clear that he could not be saved and was confirmed deceased at the scene.

“A woman was treated by medics for serious, but not life-threatening, injuries and conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.”

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