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Air Ambulance attends fatal RTC in Shropshire

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A woman has died following a road traffic collision in Shropshire today.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called the incident in Dunns Heath, Berwick, shortly after 10:40am this morning.

“On arrival at the scene, crews found a single car that had left the carriageway and had collided with a fence and a tree," said a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman.

“The driver from the car was out of the vehicle and bystanders and police officers were found to be carrying out resuscitation attempts on the woman. Crews immediately assessed the casualty but, despite best efforts, nothing could be done to save the woman and she was confirmed dead at the scene.”

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