UPDATE - Person dies following 'serious incident' on M5 near Worcester - The Droitwich Standard

UPDATE - Person dies following 'serious incident' on M5 near Worcester

Droitwich Editorial 15th Mar, 2023 Updated: 16th Mar, 2023   0

A PERSON has died following an ‘serious incident’ which closed the M5 in south Worcestershire on Wednesday morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene at junction six of the M5, near Worcester, at about 9.39am.

Diversions were put in place on both the northbound and southbound carriageways to take traffic away from the scene.

West Midlands Ambulance Service were called following concerns for the welfare of an individual at junction six.

Two ambulances and a paramedic officer were sent to the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “On arrival, we discovered one patient in a critical condition,” the statement read.




“Unfortunately, it immediately became clear that nothing could be done to save the patient and they were confirmed dead at the scene.”

 


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