A 19 year old man sadly suffered fatal injuries when the car he was a rear seat passenger in collided with a fence on the A464 in Shifnal, shortly after midnight on Saturday 27 May.

The three other occupants of the BMW all received minor injuries in the accident. The 19 year old driver was taken to hospital for treatment to a facial injury. 

The victim has been named as William Hubbard, of Beech Drive, Shifnal.

His family issued the following tribute to William:  “We the family would like to ask that our privacy is respected at this very sad time.

“William was a much loved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, boyfriend and friend to many and will be sorely missed by all.”

Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident including anyone with dashcam footage to contact helen.oconnor@westmercia.police.uk