Friday 8th November 2013 – 9.30pm – Steve Parry
A woman has been airlifted to hospital following a road traffic collision on the A4189, Preston Baggott near Henley in Arden this afternoon.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the scene just after 3.40pm.
One ambulance, a paramedic in a rapid response vehicle; a paramedic officer, together with the Warwickshire and Northants Air Ambulance were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Ambulance crews responded to a road traffic collision involving two cars and a van.
“A woman in her twenties was reportedly pulled from her burning car by bystanders before ambulance crews arrived.
“She was treated for serious leg fractures and burns to her lower legs.
“The patient was immobilised with a neck collar, pelvic splint and spinal board before being airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
“The hospital was alerted to the serious condition of the patient.
“The car and van driver involved in the collision were uninjured.”
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