Tractor towing trailer crashes into house near Telford
A tractor crashed into a house near Telford.
The collision involving a tractor towing a trailer happened on a double bend on the B5062 Cotwall Lane, in High Ercall, shortly before 9.45am on Thursday.
The front of the green tractor was embedded in the ground floor of the cream-coloured two-storey cottage.
Watch: The scene of the crash
The crash closed the B5062, with police cordoning off the road.
The tractor driver was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be serious.
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said it has sent three crews including the rescue tender from Shrewsbury and Wellington to the incident along with an operations officer.
The service said no one was trapped.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson Jordan Eggington said: “We were called by the fire service at 9:50am to a road traffic collision involving a tractor and house on Cotwall Lane in High Ercall. We sent one ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene.
"Crews treated one patient, a man, who was the driver of the tractor, for injuries not believed to be serious. He was taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further treatment.”
The owners of the damaged property were too upset to comment.
