Road traffic collision

Fire control received a call for assistance from Ambulance and Police with a single vehicle RTC in the Axminster area this afternoon.

Reports were coming in of a single vehicle collision with one vehicle having left the highway and coming to rest in a ditch with one person still within the vehicle.

One fire engine from Axminster and one from our Colyton stations were mobilised immediately.

On arrival crews confirmed one female was still within the vehicle and due to medical reasons required our assistance to be freed. 

Crews removed a door of the vehicle using small tools in order to access the patient and were then able to assist them safety.

Crews have now left the scene and the patient has been left in the care of the on scene Ambulance crew.