RTC a stones throw from city fire station

Firefighters with the vehicle after the RTC

Tuesday 30 June
14.04 Temple Way, Bristol

Crews from Temple Fire Station actually heard this collision from the appliance bay of the station and literally had metres to travel to get to the scene of this RTC (Road Traffic Collision).

The RTC was between two vehicles - an HGV shunted into the back of a car at the intersection of Temple Way, with Temple Back.  The driver of the HGV was unharmed, but the female driver of the car needed assistance.

Working alongside paramedics, firefighters cut the roof of the vehicle off using hydraulic cutting gear and helped assist the woman onto a spinal board.

The inside lane of the dual carriageway was closed during the incident and police were on the scene to manage traffic.