Tuesday 17 January
18.25 A370 Long
Ashton bypass, Long Ashton
Firefighters have rescued a man in his 60s following a road
traffic collision involving six vehicles.
When crews arrived on the scene they found the man trapped in
his vehicle and suffering from suspected spinal injuries. Two other
people who had been in other vehicles were also treated at the
scene by ambulance crews.
Firefighters worked quickly to stabilised the vehicle with the
trapped male inside. Using hydraulic cutting equipment they then
removed the roof of the car.
Working alongside paramedics the man was assisted on to a spinal
board and taken to hospital. His injuries are not thought to be
life-threatening.