Two seriously injured in crash on A460

Two men are in hospital after an accident on the main A460 road between Hednesford and Rugeley.

Emergency services were called to the Hednesford Road at 6.30am after two cars collided, with one of the drivers having to be cut free from his vehicle.

Both male drivers were transported to hospital.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said:  “On arrival crews discovered two cars that had both suffered front end damage and two patients, both of whom were men and the drivers of each car.

 “One of the men was trapped as a result of the collision and ambulance staff worked closely with colleagues from the fire service to help cut him free.

 “Both men were found to have suffered serious injuries and received specialist trauma care which continued as they were transported to Royal Stoke University Hospital.”

Police closed the road to traffic for a number of hours and are appealing for witnesses. 

A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We are appealing for witnesses after a serious collision in Hednesford.

"We were called at 6.25am this morning (Wednesday 13 November) to reports of a serious collision involving a grey Vauxhall Corsa and a blue Ford C-Max on Rugeley Road.

"The drivers of both cars were taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital with serious injuries.

"We are keen to speak to anyone with any CCTV or dashcam footage or those with any information which could help collision investigators.

"Call us on 101, quoting incident 70 of 13 November, or message us using Live Chat on our website. You can also get in touch with collision investigators directly by emailing ciu@staffordshire.police.uk"