A person was taken to hospital after they had to be cut out of a vehicle following a crash on a busy mid Wales road.
Emergency services rushed to the collision on the A44 near Llanbadarn Fawr on the outskirts of Aberystwyth shortly before 3.30pm on Wednesday (April 26) where they found two injured people including one who was trapped inside a vehicle.
Firefighters rescued the trapped person by removing the roof and dashboard of the vehicle before paramedics took them to hospital to treat their injuries.
A Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “A road traffic collision involving two private motor vehicles had occurred with two casualties involved.
“One casualty had self-released from their vehicle prior to the crew’s arrival and was later treated by the Ambulance Service crew, the other casualty was trapped in their vehicle.
“The crew extricated the casualty by removing the vehicle’s roof and dashboard using e-draulic equipment.
“The casualty was in the care of the Air Ambulance crew before being transported to hospital by road ambulance.”
Dyfed-Powys Police also attended the scene of the crash.
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