Man seriously injured after car ends up in field near Keele

Three ambulances and an air ambulance sent to the scene near Newcastle-under-Lyme

Author: Charlotte BarberPublished 14th Oct 2026

A man has been taken to a major trauma centre after being seriously injured in a crash near Keele.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Three Mile Lane in Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, at 11:22am on Tuesday.

Three ambulances, a paramedic officer and a Midlands Air Ambulance were sent to the scene.

When ambulance staff arrived, they found a car which had ended up in a field.

The driver, a man, was assessed and given advanced trauma care by the team after sustaining potentially life-threatening injuries, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said.

He was taken by ambulance on blue lights and sirens to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further specialist trauma care.

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