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Police are to carry out anniversary checks one week on from a serious road collision on the outskirts of Shifnal. Officers have also renewed an appeal for witnesses to the incident.
The driver of the car, a man in his 20s, remains in hospital in critical but stable condition following the crash, which happened in Haughton Road just after 4pm on Saturday (MAR 6).
A red Volkswagen Golf was in collision with the roadside verge and a tree stump, suffering extensive damage and seriously injuring two of the occupants. A third man suffered minor injuries.
Constable Nick Allbutt, of Shifnal Police Station, said officers would be in the Haughton Road area tomorrow(MAR 13), exactly one week on from the collision, to try and identify any other potential witnesses who might be able to help police establish the circumstances.
He said: “We have already spoken to a number of people but believe there would have been others who might have seen the crash itself or the red Golf, a grey Audi or an orange Ford Fiesta in the area immediately beforehand.
“All the vehicles (except the Golf)  had been travelling towards Shifnal from the Welcome Break Services island and the M54.
“The driver of the Golf suffered serious head injuries and was air lifted to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
“Anyone who might have seen any of these vehicles or who might have any other information which could help us establish exactly what happened is urged to contact police on 0300 333 3000.”
One passenger in the Golf, a man in his late teens, suffered serious leg, arm and back injuries and was also air-lifted but to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. A third man was treated at the Princess Royal Hospital for minor injuries.
The road was closed until about 10pm that night while the emergency services worked and debris cleared from the carriageway.