Four seriously injured in Coventry smash after driver fails to stop for police

[dutchman]

A man, a woman and two teenagers sustained serious injuries in the two-car collision



Four people were seriously injured in a two-car smash in Coventry after a police pursuit of one of the vehicles involved.

The driver of one of the vehicles failed to stop for officers from Warwickshire Police, prior to the collision taking place, not far from Coventry city centre.

It happened shortly before 2pm on the stretch of Foleshill Road heading towards Coventry between Harnall Lane and the ring road.

The vehicles involved were an Audi estate and a Volkswagen Golf and both sustained severe front end damage.

The driver and two passengers of one car, two teenage boys and a man, and the woman driver of the second vehicle, were all seriously injured in the collision.

They received trauma care at the scene from paramedics before being taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further treatment.

The collision saw a huge emergency services presence with officers from both West Midlands Police and Warwickshire Police in attendance, along with crews from West Midlands Fire Service four West Midlands Ambulance Service ambulances and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance.

A stretch of Foleshill Road, between Harnall Lane and the Coventry ring road, was closed for much of the afternoon following the collision.

[Melisandre]

I am not surprised its Foleshill Rd I always use to stay away from it and do a detour rather than drive on that road.

[dutchman]

Police appeal after head-on crash in Coventry leaves woman in critical condition



A woman has been left in a critical condition in hospital following a head-on collision in Coventry.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the “high impact” crash, during which a VW Golf was driven on the wrong side of the Foleshill Road yesterday (August 17).

A major response from emergency services ensued after the car, which had earlier failed to stop for Warwickshire Police officers, crashed into an Audi at 1.40pm.

The woman, who had been in the rear of the blue Golf, suffered serious internal injuries.

The 49-year-old is in hospital where her condition is described as life-threatening.

The 20-year-old male driver of the Golf was also transferred to hospital having suffered a fractured kneecap, while a 16-year-old male passenger has since been discharged from hospital.

West Midlands Police collision investigators will question the driver when he is fit to be interviewed, the force said tonight (August 18).

The Audi driver, a man aged 20, escaped with minor injuries.

Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes ,from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “If anyone saw the collision or the VW Golf being driven in the build-up to the crash then I’d urge them to get in touch."

The Serious Collision Investigation Team can be contacted by emailing FL_COLLISION_INVEST@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk, or contact police via Live Chat or call 101 quoting log 2140 of 17/8.