Port Eynon collision sees Air Ambulance rescue to free person trapped inside car

A large-scale emergency services rescue operation was launched in the Gower yesterday at Port Eynon after a car ploughed into a wall.

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Two fire crews attended the incident, together with the Welsh Ambulance Service, South Wales Police and the Wales Air Ambulance.

The casualty was trapped inside the vehicle after the collision and had to be cut out and airlifted to hospital.

A statement from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said:

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“At 11.57am on Friday, January 31, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews from Swansea West and Gorseinon fire stations were called to an incident in Port Eynon in Swansea.

“Crews responded to a road traffic collision involving one private motor vehicle that had collided with a wall, with one casualty medically trapped inside the vehicle.

“Crews utilised road traffic collision cutting gear, stabilisation gears and small gear to release the casualty, who was then conveyed to hospital by air ambulance.

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“This incident required a multi-agency response, with the Welsh Ambulance Services Trust, Wales Air Ambulance and South Wales Police also in attendance.”

[Lead image: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service]

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