TWO MEN were trapped in wreckage for over an hour after the car they were in crashed into the back of a lorry on the M6 this morning (Monday June 26).
Both men were injured – one seriously – after the incident, which happened at around 1.40am on the southbound M6 where the slip road leaves for the M1.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The small car had become trapped under the rear of the HGV.
“Ambulance staff worked with firefighters to pull the vehicle clear and provided treatment while the men, estimated to be in their 30s, were cut free from the wreckage. In total they were trapped for about 70 minutes.
“The front seat passenger had suffered multiple injuries and was anaesthetised at the scene before being taken by ambulance on blue lights to the Major Trauma Centre at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.
“The driver had suffered much less serious injuries and was dealt with by East Midlands Ambulance Service.”
