Man cut free from car crash in Tunbridge Wells
30+ Incident Sunday 09 January 2022 05:27
Sunday 09 January 2022
06:32
Fire engines: 2
Partner agencies: Kent Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)
Equipment: Rescue - Heavy rescue equipment (breaching/breaking), Rescue - Jaws of life/hyrdraulic spreaders/rams/cutting tools, Rescue - Vehicle stabilisation blocks, chocks and braces
Tunbridge Wells
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a crash involving one car that had hit a tree on Eridge Road, Tunbridge Wells. Two fire engines were sent to the scene and on arrival crews found a man in his 30s trapped inside. Using heavy rescue equipment, crews removed the side of the vehicle to gain access to the man who was carefully transferred into an ambulance and the care of SECAmb paramedics. Crews made the scene safe.