Three dead, HGV driver injured in A4103 crash near Bransford

Three people were killed and a fourth person injured after a car and a heavy goods vehicle collided on the A4103 near Bransford, Worcestershire, at about 3.25pm on Thursday, October 30, officials said. Emergency crews pronounced the three occupants of the car dead at the scene after attempting advanced life support, and the driver of the HGV was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be serious.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said two ambulances and three paramedic officers attended, supported by a MERIT trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic, three BASICS doctors and two Midlands Air Ambulances, from Cosford and Strensham. Off duty ambulance staff who were nearby also stopped to assist. A service spokesperson said, "Crews arrived to find four patients in total, three from the car and one from the HGV. The three patients from the car, two women and a man, were found to be in a critical condition."

Ambulance personnel and other emergency responders immediately began administering advanced life support. Despite their efforts, the three people in the car were confirmed dead at the scene. The HGV driver was assessed and treated for injuries not believed to be serious...