Shropshire Star

Watch: Firefighters battle burning car after two-vehicle crash near Oswestry leaves both alight

Shropshire's fire service has released dramatic video of a car engulfed in flames in the aftermath of a serious crash.

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Two cars were involved in the collision on the B5068 near St Martin's on Monday night, and both were alight by the time Shropshire Fire and Rescue crews attended.

The crews from Ellesmere and Wellington stations battled the flames using hose reel jets to get both vehicles under control.

Meanwhile a man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and two other people were taken to hospital by land ambulance with injuries not thought to be serious.