Person cut free from vehicle and taken to hospital after car crashes into tree in Bamber Bridge

A person was released from a vehicle by firefighters and taken to hospital with neck injuries after a car collided with a tree in Bamber Bridge.
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Police, ambulance and fire crews rushed to Kellet Lane after a car collided with a tree at around 8.58am today (May 1).

Two fire engines from Bamber Bridge were sent to the incident, with fire crews having to extricate one casualty from the vehicle.

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Two people were treated by paramedics at the scene, including a woman in her 20s who suffered a neck injury.

She was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The incident involved the collision of one vehicle into a tree.

"Firefighters used a bow saw and Holmatro equipment to extricate a casualty from the vehicle."

The fire service were at the scene for approximately 45 minutes.

One person was taken to hospital after a car collided with a tree on Kellet Lane. (Credit: Google)One person was taken to hospital after a car collided with a tree on Kellet Lane. (Credit: Google)
One person was taken to hospital after a car collided with a tree on Kellet Lane. (Credit: Google)
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A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said: "We sent and RRV and an ambulance and treated two patients; one female in 20s with a neck injury.

"We took a patient to Royal Preston Hospital which from the log looks to be the patient with the neck injury."

Lancashire Police were unable to provide any further comment about the incident.

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