Man taken to hospital after RTC

Saturday 16 October
23.53 Falcondale Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol

A man in his 50s has been taken to hospital after a road traffic collision involving two vehicles.

When crews arrived on the scene they found a Ford Mondeo and a Ford Galaxy involved. The man was trapped in the Galaxy and was suffering from back pain.

Firefighters stabilised the vehicle and used hydraulic cutting equipment to remove the roof. Working alongside paramedics the man was then assisted on to a spinal board and taken to hospital.