A HGV driver was treated at Coventry’s University Hospital for serious injuries after the first of two accidents on the same stretch of the M40 last night (Monday, September 21).
Ambulance crews attended two separate incidents within an hour and a half of each other just after 11pm and then at 12.25am, leaving one man seriously injured and two drivers with minor injuries.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was first called to a serious collision involving multiple vehicles on the northbound carriageway of the M40 between junctions 12 and 13, Leamington Spa, at 11.05pm. Two paramedic officers, four ambulances and a critical care paramedic from the Air Ambulance Service attended the scene.
The driver of a HGV lorry had to be rescued from his vehicle and was taken to Coventry’s University Hospital for emergency treatment with serious injuries. A second HGV driver and the driver of a car suffered minor injuries and were taken to Warwick Hospital. The driver of a third HGV lorry was uninjured and discharged.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “When crews arrived they found the driver of one HGV, a man, with serious injuries. Ambulance staff worked closely with fire service colleagues to carefully extricate him from the vehicle whilst he continued to receive trauma care from the team of ambulance staff. Once released, the man was taken by ambulance on blue lights to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further emergency care.
“The driver of a second HGV and the driver of a car were out of their vehicles and had suffered minor injuries. Both were taken to Warwick Hospital. The driver of a third HGV was discharged on scene.”
Just over an hour and a half later at 12.25am,paramedics received a second 999 call reporting a separate accident on the same stretch of the northbound carriageway of the M40, this time just before Warwick Services. An ambulance, paramedic officer and a vehicle from South Central Ambulance Service were responded to the scene. No serious injuries were reported.
