A 161-YEAR-OLD stone fountain which was damaged in an Oswestry town centre crash on Friday has been removed.

Part of the Stone Cross - as it is formally known - broke off after a UPS delivery van collided with it on The Cross at around 1.30pm on Friday, May 19.

Since then the structure has been removed and on Monday morning the area had been cordoned off.

A spokesman for Oswestry Town Council, which is responsible for the fountain, said they were assessing their options and will confirm plans at a later date.

He said: "We are assessing what needs to be done before moving forward." 

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Meanwhile, West Mercia Police has not yet confirmed whether any arrests have been made for the incident.

Three people were injured in the incident.

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed that one person was taken to Royal Stoke Hospital via Midlands Air Ambulance and was in ‘a serious condition’.

The spokesman added: “We were called to reports of a collision involving a van and a pedestrian at the junction of Church Street and Cross Street at 1.25pm.

“One ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford attended the scene.

“On arrival we discovered a man, the pedestrian, who was in a serious condition.

“Following treatment at the scene he was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital. Crews were told a second man, who was sitting on a nearby bench, was hit by a statue, which was damaged in the RTC.

“He was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

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“A third patient, a woman, was treated for the effects of shock before being discharged at the scene.

“The van driver, a man, was uninjured in the incident.”

The fountain dates back to 1862 and at one time was based at Oswestry Castle.

It has previously been used as a drinking fountain but this has not been the case for many years.