A MAN was left trapped under a van following a road traffic collision in Ottery St Mary late last night (Saturday, October 29).
Fire service rescuers were called to Brook Street by police at around 11.40pm following reports a person was trapped under a vehicle.
Crews from Ottery and Middlemoor used hydraulic equipment to free the casualty, an adult male, and he was taken to hospital by ambulance at around 12.24am, according to a fire service spokesperson.
Emergency services did not comment on the man’s condition.
The fire service spokesperson said: “The fire service received a call from police to a report of a person trapped under a car following a road traffic collision.
Upon arrival, crews confirmed a road traffic collision involving a van with one person trapped underneath and used hydraulic rescue equipment to free the casualty.
At 12.24am, one adult male was released from under a vehicle using hydraulic rescue equipment and conveyed to hospital by ambulance.”
Devon and Cornwall Police and the Ambulance Service are yet to comment on the incident.
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