Overturned lorry puts driver in hospital
A lorry driver was taken to hospital with potentially serious injuries after his vehicle overturned on a roundabout.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called by the police shortly before 11.00am to the junction of the A50 and A500, in Stoke-on-Trent on Monday.
A Midlands Air Ambulance was sent to the scene, with the driver, a man in his 40s, found trapped inside his vehicle.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When ambulance staff arrived they found an overturned lorry with the driver trapped inside the cab.
"Upon assessment, the man in his 40s was found to have sustained potentially serious injuries to his head, chest and abdomen and whilst ambulance staff worked to administer trauma care to him, the fire service worked around the team to help release the driver from the vehicle.
“Once released, the man was taken by land ambulance on blue lights to nearby Royal Stoke University Hospital for further trauma care; a doctor travelled with the ambulance crew to continue monitoring and treatment en route.”
