Driver killed as 4x4 strikes tree

1 January 2011 Last updated at 11:29 A 23-year-old motorist died when his 4x4 pick-up truck hit a tree in Shropshire.

Emergency services were called to the A495 in Ellesmere shortly after 0200 GMT.

A West Midlands Ambulance spokesman said the driver was confirmed dead at the scene.

West Mercia Police said the driver had been in a blue Ford Ranger. The accident took place close to the junction with the A528.

View the original article here