Woman dies and man seriously injured after collision

A woman has died, and a man airlifted to a major trauma centre after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a tractor in rural Shropshire yesterday.

The ambulance service attended the scene on the A458 in Rowton, Shrewsbury just before 6:30pm.

Two ambulances, two paramedic officers, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford and the Welsh Air Ambulance responded to the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When ambulance crews arrived, they found an off-duty nurse performing CPR on a woman motorcyclist. The team of ambulance staff quickly took over resuscitation efforts and commenced advanced life support. Tragically, despite the best efforts of everyone on scene, the woman couldn’t be saved, and she was confirmed dead a short time later.

“A man, also from the motorbike, was assessed by ambulance medics and was given trauma care for serious injuries before being airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further emergency care.”