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Driver taken to hospital after crashing down embankment on A420

byDaniel Jae Webb
23 April 2024 | 3.28pm
Driver taken to hospital after crashing down embankment on A420
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A driver has been taken to hospital after crashing down an embankment.

Emergency services were called to a road traffic collision on the A420 near Ford, west of Chippenham, at around 7.30am this morning (Tuesday).

A vehicle left the road on a bend and careered down a steep embankment.

Two fire crews were mobilised to the scene, with firefighters deploying a triple extension ladder to rescue the driver from the bottom of the hill.

Wiltshire Police confirmed that the driver, a man, was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath by ambulance for treatment.

Though he’s not believed to have sustained any serious injuries.

A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Blue Watch mobilised to a road traffic collision involving a vehicle that had left the road and gone down an embankment.

“Two crews from [Chippenham] attended and confirmed no persons trapped.

“The casualty was assisted from the embankment using a triple extension ladder.”

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