Two people released following two-vehicle crash - Tunbridge Wells
30+ Incident Saturday 08 July 2023 17:42
Saturday 08 July 2023
18:33
Fire engines: 2
Partner agencies: HEMS - Doctors/paramedics, Kent Police, National Highways traffic officers, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)
Equipment: Rescue - Jaws of life/hyrdraulic spreaders/rams/cutting tools, Rescue - Vehicle stabilisation blocks, chocks and braces
Tunbridge Wells
Firefighters using hydraulic rescue equipment have worked with paramedics and air ambulance doctors to rescue one person who was trapped after a two-vehicle crash in Lamberhurst Quarter on the A21 near Tunbridge Wells.
Crews stabilised the vehicles using chocks and braces before creating space for the casualty to be assessed and treated.
One other person in a second vehicle was guided to safety by paramedics.