Emergency services were called to a serious collision earlier today, with a lorry hitting a building.
From Church Stretton Fire Station:
“We were called out to an RTC incident today along with crews from Craven Arms Fire Station, Much Wenlock Fire Station & Wellington Fire Station where a HGV lorry had collided with a car and hit a building on the B4368 in Beam Bridge.
“On arrival the male driver of the HGV was still trapped inside the vehicle due to the dashboard trapping his legs, so crews got to work on extraction.
“To make the incident more challenging the HGV had low air brake tank pressure, which when low the brakes will automatically engage, so to move the vehicle back from the building we were assisted by a local farmer with his Manitou.
“That lifted the vehicle and moved it away from the building where we could then release the driver with our Holmatro cutting equipment who was still talking, laughing, conscious throughout with no serious injuries but went to hospital for a check over.
“Excellent team working from all crews, Police officers and Ambulance crews on scene along with the local farmer, with a great outcome to this challenging incident.
“All photos approved for sharing.”
