Vehicle removed from hedge after second crash on Albrighton road in less than 24 hours

Emergency services returned to an Albrighton road for the second time in less than a day after another report of a crash.

Firefighters, police and ambulance crews rushed to County Lane in Albrighton at around 10.30am on Saturday, January 3, after a report of a collision.

The incident involved one vehicle that had become trapped in a hedge. 

A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire and Rescue said crews from Albrighton and Wellington fire station used a winch to remove the vehicle from the hedge. 

It's the second time in just over 12 hours that firefighters attended a collision on County Lane. 

Albrighton firefighters were on the road at around 10.17pm on Friday, January 2, after a car had flipped onto its roof. 

West Mercia Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service have been approached for more information.

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