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Woman trapped in car for an hour after collision

A 50-year-old woman was trapped in a car for an hour after a collision in Shropshire.

West Midlands Ambulance Service Credit: PA

Fire services had to cut her out of the car while she remained trapped by her leg inside the vehicle.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Gobowen Road in Oswestry just before 5.00pm on Saturday.

The two car collision had left one woman, in her 50s, trapped by her legs in the car. The fire service worked to cut her out of the car while ambulance staff administered pain relief and fluids as she had sustained pain to her chest and abdomen.

After an hour, the woman was freed from the wreckage and ambulance staff immobilised her with a neck collar and spinal board. She was then taken by air ambulance to Royal Stoke University Hospital for specialist trauma care.

The driver of the second vehicle did not require hospital treatment.

– West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman

An ambulance, a paramedic area support officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance with and MERIT trauma doctor on board attended the scene.