Woman trapped in car undiscovered for four hours near Whitchurch
A woman miraculously escaped serious injury after being trapped in her car undiscovered for four hours near Whitchurch on Saturday.
The woman became trapped after she left the road and ended up hitting a tree down a steep embankment at around 7.30am.
She was discovered on the A41 in Tushingham near Whitchurch at 11.30am.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find a 21-year-old woman who was mechanically trapped by her legs in the wreckage. Despite being trapped, the woman was in a stable condition but needed to be cut out of the wreckage which, due to the steep, treacherous location, was impossible.
“The fire service used specialist equipment to fully extricate the vehicle up the bank and onto road level. Ambulance staff then worked to treat and monitor the woman’s condition whilst the fire service carefully began the process of extricating her from the wreckage.
“After around two hours of close cooperation between the two emergency services, the woman was finally released from her six hour ordeal. She had sustained abrasions to her body but, miraculously had no serious injuries. Due to the length of time she had been trapped, the woman was immobilised before being airlifted to University Hospital North Staffordshire for further assessment and treatment.”
An ambulance, a paramedic area support officer and the North West Air Ambulance with a doctor on board attended the scene as local air ambulances were grounded due to poor weather.
Crews have released 1x person from an RTC Chester Rd Whitchurch with crews from Cheshire. #wlspecialists pic.twitter.com/ZhJjKES74O https://twitter.com/SFRSWellington/status/513318957701681152
