Woman rushed to hospital after being cut free from car in north Shropshire crash
A woman was rushed to hospital with potentially serious injuries after being cut free from a two car crash in north Shropshire.
Emergency services including an air ambulance, a trauma doctor, and a critical care paramedic were scrambled to Whitchurch Road, in Prees, at 9.42pm on Wednesday to reports of a two car crash.
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic and the Air Ambulance Critical Care Car from Cosford were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews discovered two cars had been involved in a collision.
"The driver of the first car, a woman, was cut free from the vehicle with the assistance of fire service colleagues before being treated by ambulance staff for potentially serious injuries.
"She was conveyed to Royal Stoke Hospital with the MERIT trauma doctor travelling on board to provide further treatment en route.
"Two patients from the second car, both male, were assessed by medics but did not require hospital treatment and were discharged at the scene."
Two fire appliances and a rescue tender were scrambled from Prees and Whitchurch with an operations officer.
When they arrived at the scene they found and incident involving two cars, with one person trapped. They used cutting equipment and small equipment to release the person.
A spokesman for Shropshire Fuire & Rescue Service said: "Incident involved two cars, one person trapped, crews used Holmatro cutting equipment and small gear."
The fire service declared its part in the incident was over at 10.42pm.
