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Elderly woman rescued from car suspended over brook

By Shropshire Live8 December 2014
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An elderly woman was this afternoon rescued from a car after it left the road and became suspended above a brook near Lilleshall.

Elderly woman rescued from car suspended over brook

The collision occurred just after 1pm at Brockton near Lilleshall.

Fire appliances were mobilised from Newport, Telford Central and Wellington.

The elderly woman was treated by ambulance staff whilst the car remained suspended over the brook.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Crews used specialist equipment to stabilise the car and rescue the woman.

Specialist rescue tender and crew from Wellington assisting Newport with a difficult rescue near #Newport pic.twitter.com/DiBimqfn5z https://twitter.com/SFRSWellington/status/541975453893144576

Crews from Wellington and Newport have rescued a lady from an RTC near #lilleshall using specialist equipment from RT pic.twitter.com/ssQqjbPlYV https://twitter.com/SFRSWellington/status/541965590345555968

  • Brockton
  • Collision
  • Lilleshall
  • Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
  • Telford and Wrekin
  • West Midlands Ambulance Service
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