Major release (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/male-released-under-vehicle-2022-08-30-17-23)

Incident

Male released from under vehicle

Date
5.23pm - 30 August 2022
Last updated
10.53am - 31 August 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small vehicle
Attending station
Axminster
Colyton
Middlemoor

Fire appliances attended a report of an elderly man trapped underneath a car. Crews attended the incident along with the Police and Ambulance. 

Crews used air bags, winch and stabilisation equipment to release the casualty, who was tended to by paramedics and air lifted to hospital via the air ambulance. 

Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/male-released-under-vehicle-2022-08-30-17-23

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/male-released-under-vehicle-2022-08-30-17-23
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/on-the-road/driving-safety
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety
  4. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/on-the-road/car-and-vehicle-fires