Page 4 - AVRO News Issue 3 May

Renewed concern for roadside

recovery agents following M6

crash

Highways officer injured after car ploughed into his 4x4 while recovery patrol man
assisted broken down vehicle.

Highways England Traffic the motorways are. Our hospital as a precaution.
AOfficer was assisting in colleagues from [Highways The remains of the
Audi that crashed into
the recovery of a broken down England] were dealing with The incident happened the Highways England
vehicle. Image: Walsall
vehicle on the M6 in the early a broken down vehicle on near junction seven on the Red Watch/West
hours of Tuesday 24th April, the hard shoulder with all M6 in the Midlands. Midlands Fire Service.
when an Audi crashed into the their emergency beacons on
back of the liveried vehicle. when someone not paying
attention collided with the HE
Both the Highways England vehicle.“Luckily minor injury.”
vehicle and recovery truck
were illuminated with West Midlands Ambulance
emergency beacon lights to Service said a man had to
warn approaching drivers be cut free from one of the
of the breakdown when the vehicles and was taken to
incident occurred. Sandwell Hospital with rib
pain
A police spokesman tweeted:
“Just shows how dangerous A second man in his 30s
was also taken to the same
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