Man injured after car ends up in ditch at Hodnet Heath
A 20-year-old man was last night injured when the vehicle he was in ended up in a ditch at Hodnet Heath near Market Drayton.
The incident happened just before 7.20pm, the car left the A442 coming to rest in the ditch.
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service personnel from Hodnet, Market Drayton, Wellington and an officer from Shrewsbury used Holmatro cutting equipment to release the man. He was conveyed to hospital by ambulance.
Emergency services last night also attended an incident involving a 4x4 which ended up on its side at Marchalmley just before 8pm.
The occupants of the vehicle were able to escape before emergency services arrived. Shropshire Fire and Rescue crews from Hodnet, Market Drayton, Wellington, and an officer from Shrewsbury made the vehicle safe.
The A5 between Wellington and Shrewsbury westbound was also closed for a time this morning following an incident involving one vehicle. One male was released from a vehicle using cutting equipment, and taken to hospital.
