Crash man is cut free
Tuesday 2nd February 2010, 1:33PM GMT.
A man had to be cut free from his vehicle by firefighters today after a crash on the A5 near Oswestry.
Motorists faced rush-hour disruption after the crash involving a van and a lorry at 6.45am at West Felton.
The van driver was injured and was taken to hospital after he was cut free from his vehicle.
Ambulance spokeswoman Claire Thomas said: “A 26-year-old man was trapped in his van which had suffered front end damage.”
She added: “Fire crews had to open the door and the patient was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with abdominal pain and lacerations to his knees.”
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