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Van hits building in Bridgnorth

A box van hit a building in Bridgnorth on Sunday evening.

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The incident happened at around 6.15pm on Sunday, October 15)

Police, fire crews and paramedics responded to reports of a road traffic collision on Mill Street at around 6pm.

Two fire appliances - including the Rescue Tender - were mobilised from Bridgnorth, Telford Central and Wellington.

An operations officer was also on the scene.

When emergency services arrived, it emerged a box van had collided with the rear single storey extension of a building.

Fire service personnel removed roof tiles to make the area safe.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of an RTC on Mill Street in Low Town, Bridgnorth at around 6.15pm last night.

"An ambulance and paramedic officer were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews discovered a van had crashed into a wall.

"The driver, a man, was assessed by ambulance staff but was not injured and so was given self-care advice and discharged at the scene."

West Mercia Police added: "We were called to Mill Street in Bridgnorth shortly before 5.50pm on Sunday 15 October following a report that a vehicle had struck a building.

"No arrests have been made."