Thursday 9
October
09.20 Providence Lane, Failand
Firefighters have
rescued a mother and her child from their car, after a road traffic
collision.
On arrival at the
incident crews found two vehicles involved and a mother and her
child trapped in one of the cars.
Crews used
hydraulic cutting equipment to remove the roof and door of the
vehicle. The two-year-old child, who appeared to be unhurt during
the incident, was lifted from the vehicle and taken to hospital for
a precautionary check-up.
The mother, a
woman in her 30s, was suffering from suspected spinal and facial
injuries. She was placed on to a spinal board and taken to
hospital. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
A woman in her
70s, who was in the second vehicle, was unhurt during the
incident..