Woman seriously hurt after car towing caravan overturns on A5 near Lichfield

Police closed the eastbound A5 between the roundabout at Muckley Corner, connecting to the A461, and the Wall Island connecting to Birmingham Road and the A5148, south of Lichfield.

The West Midlands Ambulance Service said a car towing a caravan had overturned at about 11.20am, seriously injuring a passenger in the car.

A statement said: "Two ambulances attended and treated two occupants from a car towing a caravan which had overturned. The passenger, a woman, sustained serious injuries and received emergency care on scene before being conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for further trauma care.

"The driver, a man, was described as walking wounded and was also conveyed to the same hospital as a precaution."

Posting on Facebook, Lichfield Police said that officers were dealing with the crash scene.

Officers warned drivers to seek alternative routes while the road remained closed.

The statement from police said: "Officers from NPT shift 3 and response shift 5 are currently dealing with a serious road traffic collision on the A5 at Lichfield, eastbound between Muckley Corner and Wall Island.

"The road remains shut on the eastbound carriageway, whilst we are dealing with this incident.

"You will need to find an alternative route whilst the road remains closed."

National Highways West Midlands described the incident as "a serious collision involving two cars and a caravan".

"The caravan has gone through the central reservation," it said.

The road was open again by about 5.45pm.

The Express & Star has approached Staffordshire Police for comment.