Thursday 22 July
18.23 Junction of Illminster Avenue and Tavistock Road, Knowle,
Bristol
Two women were taken to hospital after firefighters cut
them free from a vehicle involved in a road traffic collision
in Bristol.
Two fire engines and a rescue tender from Temple and Bedminster
fire stations were called following the collision involving two
vehicles.
The cars had collided at a junction, leaving two females trapped
within a Ford Focus. The force of the
impact sent their car across a pavement, colliding with a
lamp post before coming to rest against a hedge, with both nearside
wheels around 30cms (12 inches) off the ground.
Firefighters worked alongside paramedics and doctors from Great
Western Ambulance Service during a
complicated process to rescue both casualties from
the vehicle. The efforts of fire crews were
hampered by the stability of the vehicle and issues
with access as the car was pinned against a large hedge.
During an operation lasting around an hour crews used
hydraulic cutting equipment to remove the roof of the car. This
allowed the driver to be rescued through the side of the vehicle
and then taken to hospital with suspected leg and pelvic
injuries. The passenger was rescued via the rear of the
vehicle; she was also taken to hospital with head
injuries.
No one in the second vehicle was injured in the
collision.