Main road closed in both directions and person trapped after crash near Oswestry
A main road was closed in both directions near Oswestry after a person became trapped when a car left the road and ended up in a ditch.
Fire, land ambulance, air ambulance and police were sent to the scene of the accident which took place on the junction of the B5069 Morda Road and Llynclys crossroads at 10am.
The road was closed while the situation was dealt with and drivers were urged to find an alternative route.
Three fire appliances including the Rescue Tender were mobilised from Ellesmere, Oswestry and Wellington and an Operations officer was in attendance. Two ambulances, including one from the Welsh Ambulance Service as well as the police, were also present.
One casualty was trapped and the fire crews stabilised the vehicle before freeing them using a holmatro.
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 10am to reports of an accident. One ambulance was on scene and another ambulance from the Welsh Ambulance Service also attended. The crew arrived to find one car in a ditch and we treated one patient."
