A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a van overturned in a field and crashed into a wall near the Wales and England border. Emergency services including police, firefighters, paramedics, and an air ambulance helicopter were called to the Oswestry area early on Friday morning after a vehicle had left the A483. Fire crews from Oswestry and Ellesmere used dry powder extinguishers, hose reel jets, small gear, and a thermal imaging camera at the scene, where one man was trapped. He was able to remove himself from the vehicle, which was stabilized by fire crews, before being taken to hospital.
For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter. A spokesperson for Oswestry Fire Station said: “At 3.49 am we received a call about a road traffic collision in Oswestry. Three fire engines were mobilized along with an operations officer. Crews utilized dry powder extinguishers, hose reel jets, small gear, and a thermal imaging camera. One casualty was initially reported trapped in a van that had overturned in a field after colliding with a field wall. Upon arrival, the casualty had self-extricated. The incident concluded at 4.30 am.”
A spokeswoman for West Mercia Police said: “We were called to the A483 in Sweeney, Oswestry, at around 3.40 am this morning (September 20) to a single vehicle collision in which a van had overturned and collided with a wall. The driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries.” The man was initially thought to be trapped in the vehicle, and multiple emergency services, including police, firefighters, and an air ambulance, responded to the scene early on Friday morning. The incident occurred near the Wales and England border, and the van had overturned in a field before colliding with a wall. The driver was eventually able to extricate himself from the vehicle before being taken to the hospital for treatment of his serious injuries.