Woman dead and man critically injured after crash

The B4208 road on a sunny day. The road is lined on one side with hedgerows and the other with trees. A car is visible in the distance, with another car in the foreground turning off the road at a junction.Image source, Google
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The crash happened on the B4208 Blackmore Park Road

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A woman in her 20s died and a man in his 30s was seriously injured in a collision involving a car and a coach.

Emergency services were called to the B4208 Blackmore Park Road near Welland at 15:21 GMT on Tuesday.

The female passenger of the car, a black BMW, was pronounced dead at the scene, West Mercia Police said.

One man, the driver of the car, was in a critical condition and was taken to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital for specialist treatment.

Another man, the coach driver, was assessed by ambulance staff at the scene but chose not to go to hospital.

There were no passengers on the coach.

West Mercia Police said they would like to speak to anyone who saw the collision or who might have dashcam footage.

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