tragedy as 16 dies after horrific collision leading to road closure in Wishaw
tragedy as 16 dies after horrific collision leading to road closure in Wishaw
A 19-year-old has been killed in a devastating crash in Rushall, near Birmingham, and six more people have been injured, with three of them in serious but stable conditions in hospital
A teenager was killed and six injured in a horrific crash after a car smashed into a parked vehicle.
The 19-year-old was a passenger in a Seat Leon in the tragic accident in Rushall, West Midlands, just after 9pm on Friday, March 26.
Three other men in the car, all aged between 19 and 21, were taken to hospital where the driver remains in a serious but stable condition.
The other two have since been discharged.
A couple in the parked car were taken to hospital with serious injuries – they too remain stable.
Their nine-year-old daughter was also taken to hospital, but thankfully less seriously injured.
She has now been discharged.
West Midlands Police are now investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash in Pelsall Road.
Officers have spoken to several witnesses and the serious collision investigation team is also looking at CCTV footage.
The road was closed for several hours in the aftermath of the crash.
