Woman taken to hospital after crash in Cheddar

A woman was taken to hospital following a crash in Cheddar yesterday evening (July 4).

At around 5pm, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Control mobilised a fire appliance from Cheddar and one from Burnham-on-Sea to attend a road traffic collision in Cheddar involving two vehicles.

One person was medically trapped and crews used hydraulic rescue equipment and small tools to carry out a side removal of the vehicle to release the female casualty.

Paramedics assisted the casualty out of the vehicle and conveyed her to hospital. The police were also in attendance.