A&E: Crash Scene Emergency

David, 41, was driving home on a country lane when he met a tractor on a blind bend and his car was crushed underneath it. In University Hospital Coventry resus, the emergency medics act quickly to get him ready for surgery. Forty-four-year-old Rodger's paramotor crashed into the ground at speed, fracturing his pelvic bone and shattering his thigh bone into pieces. He's taken into theatre for complex surgery, requiring the skills of the trauma and orthopaedic and plastic surgery teams.

Rich, 17, crashed his mountain bike and was rushed into emergency surgery at University Hospital Coventry to repair an open fracture of his skull. Can surgeons do enough to ensure no lasting brain injury? Darren, 55, crashed into a ditch while cycling and is suffering a bleed on the brain. His slow recovery leaves his wife and the neurological team fearing potential long-term injuries.

In this edition, 20-year-old Jess is critically injured when the car she's driving collides with another vehicle, flips and lands on its roof.

Steven is left with life-changing injuries as emergency medical staff fight to stabilise him. Pauline has to be cut out of her car and airlifted to hospital after a collision.