One rescued from five vehicle motorway RTC

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Sunday, 20 October 2013 20:17

M5 Motorway, southbound junctions 21 and 22

One person was rescued from their car following a collision involving five vehicles.

Avon Fire & Rescue Service crews from Weston-super-Mare and Avonmouth were joined by a fire engine from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.

Six people involved in the incident were checked over by paramedics. A seventh person, a 20-year-old man, was trapped in his vehicle and required rescuing. Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to free the man who was then taken to hospital by ambulance.