Telford lamppost almost snapped in half after car crashes into it
A lamppost was nearly ripped out of the ground after a car crashed into it.
The car crashed on Waterloo Road, in the Ketley area of Telford, shortly before 2.30pm on Friday, with reports of slow-moving traffic in both directions as the road was partially blocked.
The woman driving the car was checked over by medics but was not seriously hurt.
Photos from the scene near the Blue Elephant Indian restaurant, at the junction with Holyhead Road, showed huge damage to the front of a black car and a lamppost almost snapped in half from the force of the impact.
Firefighters from Wellington fire station were sent to the scene to reports of a road traffic collision at 2.29pm.
Also at the scene were the Highways Agency, West Midlands Ambulance Service and the police.
They found that the incident involved one vehicle which required making safe after colliding with a street light.
The fire service stop message was sent at 3.06pm.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called at 2.43pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving one car on Holyhead Road in Ketley, Telford. One ambulance attended the scene.
"Upon arrival we found a woman who was the driver of the vehicle. She was assessed and had sustained injuries not believed to be serious. She received self care advice and was discharged at the scene."
