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Woman injured in two-car crash in Kidderminster

A woman was treated by paramedics after a crash in Kidderminster.

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The crash took place at the junction of Wolverhampton Road and Stourbridge Road, in Kidderminster. Photo: Wyre Forest Police

Emergency services were called to the scene at the junction of Wolverhampton Road and Stourbridge Road at around 4.30pm on Monday.

The crash, which took place near to Broadwaters Park, involved two cars.

West Mercia Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service attended the crash.

A woman, who was the driver of one of the cars, was treated at the scene for minor injuries but was discharged at the scene.

Wyre Forest Police urged motorists to avoid the area, while emergency services were at the scene.

A spokesman from West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 4:23pm by police to a two car road traffic collision at the junction of the A449 Wolverhampton Road and Stourbridge Road in Kidderminster.

"We sent one ambulance, paramedic officer and a critical care paramedic to the scene.

"We treated one patient, a woman, who was the driver of one of the vehicles, for minor injuries. The patient did not wish to go to hospital and was discharged at the scene."

A Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "A unit from Kidderminster was called at 4.36pm on Monday to a road traffic collision involving two cars on the Wolverhampton Road in Kidderminster.

"No-one was trapped but the vehicles were made safe by fire service personnel and one female casualty was handed over to the ambulance service who also attended the incident along with the police."

A West Mercia Police spokesman added: "We received a report of a road traffic collision at Wolverhampton Road, Kidderminster at just before 4.20pm on Monday, January 6.

"The incident, which involved two vehicles, was also attended by the ambulance service and fire service."

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