Two people rescued from car after it crashes through hedge into field near Market Drayton
Two people were taken to hospital after being rescued from a car that had gone through a hedge, flipped onto its side and was found in a field.
Police say one of the two people trapped in the car rang the emergency services themselves to alert them to the crash in rural Shropshire.
A female driver received treatment for potentially serious injuries from ambulance crews after being rescued from the car in a crash in Smythmoor, in Longford, near Market Drayton just after 5am on Wednesday.
She was taken to Princess Royal Hospital, Telford for further treatment.
The male passenger was also rescued from the vehicle by fire crews before receiving treatment for injuries not believed to be serious. He was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called by police to reports of a single car road traffic collision on Smythmoor in Longford, Market Drayton just after 5am.
"Two ambulances and a paramedic officer were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews discovered a car on its side following a collision and that there were two patients.
"The female driver was removed from the vehicle with the help of fire colleagues and ambulance crews provided treatment for potentially serious injuries before conveying her to Princess Royal Hospital, Telford for further treatment.
"The passenger, a man, was also removed from the vehicle by fire colleagues before ambulance staff provided treatment for injuries not believed to be serious and conveying him to Royal Stoke University Hospital."
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "We received a call from someone trapped in a car, along with another person around 5:10 this morning on Longford junction / Orchard house to Shrewsbury road, Longford, Market Drayton.
"Officers attended, along with the fire service and ambulance service, to help the two people in the vehicle.
"The car had gone through a hedge, flipped onto its side and was found in a field.
"Both people were taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life threatening."
Four fire appliances were sent from Hodnet, Market Drayton and Wellington to the scene.
The crews found a crash involving one saloon vehicle and they released two people who were placed in the care of the ambulance service.
West Mercia Police and a Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service operations officer were also in attendance.
The fire service sent its incident stop message at 5.57am.
