Monday 7 December
15.01 and 16.25 M4 Motorway, between junctions 18 to
19
Fire crews were called to two road traffic collisions on
both carriageways of the M4 motorway in the space of just an
hour and a half.
Four vehicles were involved in the first incident which
involved all four eastbound lanes. Drivers of three of the vehicles
were able to leave their cars unassisted, but the driver and
passenger of a fourth car were trapped.
A total of four fire appliances, including a rescue tender,
attended the emergency from Temple, Yate and
Patchway fire stations. Working alongside paramedics,
firefighters removed the roof of the car so the male driver and
female passenger could be rescued.
The driver, thought to be in his 30s, was treated for suspected
neck injuries. His female passenger, in her 20s, had suffered
suspected neck and head injuries and was removed on a spinal
board. She was flown to hospital by air ambulance; the driver was
taken to hospital by land ambulance.
As crews were preparing to leave the scene of that incident, at
16.25 a second road traffic collision took place on the westbound
carriageway.
A heavy goods vehicle and a car were involved in the
incident, leaving two occupants of the car in need of
rescue. Firefighters from Temple, Patchway and
Bath attended the scene and used hydraulic cutting equipment
to remove the roof the car.
The male driver suffered only minor injuries, but his female
passenger was removed on a spinal board due to concerns she may
have suffered a neck or back injury in the collision. Both were
taken to hospital by ambulance.