A LEADING Worcestershire doctor who was first on the scene of a horrific motorway crash said he and colleagues did everything they could for those who were injured.

Dr Jonathan Leach, a Bromsgrove GP, was the first doctor on the scene of the crash between junctions 3 and 4 on the southbound M5 at 6.24am on Saturday.

Two people died – the lorry driver William Mapstone and bus passenger Liaquat Ali.

The bus which had been carrying fruit-pickers broke down in thick fog on the M5 when a lorry crashed into the back of it. The driver of the bus has since been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Dr Leach is a member of the charity the Mercia Accident Rescue Service, which supports paramedics by providing care to the injured, some of whom had “multiple injuries” including broken bones.

He was joined by three other colleagues from the charity, Dr Nick Crombie, Dr Adrian Noon and Professor Sir Keith Porter.

Dr Leach, who is also the medical director for NHS Worcestershire, said: “While very tragic, people were treated quickly and received good, high level care.

“All the emergency services should be proud. Everything that could have been done and should have been done was done.

“It’s a terrible incident but the ambulance service and others worked incredibly well together.

“Paramedics are great but as doctors we were able to provide the extra specialist care that patients would get if they had been in A&E but on the roadside.” A bus was commandeered to take the walking wounded and those who were uninjured to nearby Frankley services where they could keep warm, he said.