MIDLANDS Air Ambulance has been called to a serious crash which has closed a carriageway of the M5 near Worcester.
AIR Ambulance personnel were among those helping out after a serious crash on the M5 near Worcester.
The crash, which involved a car and a lorry, happened between J5 (Droitwich) and J6 (Worcester).
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 1:26pm to reports of an RTC involving a car and HGV between junctions 5 and 6 of the M5 southbound.
"We currently have two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham at the scene."
The crash is currently causing serious disruption to drivers moving between both locations.
A fire service spokesperson said: "Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews from Worcester, Bromsgrove and Droitwich Fire Stations were called at 13:30 on May 16 to an RTC on the M5 Southbound between junctions 5 and 6 where a car was in collision with an HGV.
"Police, Ambulance and Air Ambulance are also in attendance.
"One casualty had been extricated from a vehicle before the arrival of the fire service and is now in the care of the air ambulance."
We are following all the developments on this situation live:
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