Published: June 23, 2007
Two rushed to hospital after three-car collision in Highbridge

Two people were rushed to hospital following a three-vehicle collision on the A38 in Highbridge on Friday evening (June 22nd).

Fire, police and ambulance crews rushed to the Texaco garage at 6.10pm after reports that several people were trapped in the wreckage of their vehicles.

A fire spokesman told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "One had been released prior to our arrival and the other was still in the vehicle, not physically trapped, but with suspected lower back injuries."

"Crews set to work with paramedics to stabilise the vehicle and carry out glass managment to create working space within the vehicle."

The incident was brought under control at 6.47pm when the brigade extracted one casualty on a spinal board by removing the roof with hydraulic cutting equipment.

Both casualties - a man and woman - were taken to hospital by ambulance.

A three vehicle crash involving one lorry and two cars led to all three lanes of the M5 southbound being closed on Friday afternoon between junctions 21 for Weston and 22 for Burnham. No-one was injured.