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Wiltshire Air Ambulance tasked after car crashes down steep embankment

byDaniel Jae Webb
28 February 2021 | 8.38pm
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Wiltshire Air Ambulance was tasked to a crash on the B4041 this afternoon.

Emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle leaving the road down a steep embankment in Broad Town at around 2.15pm.

The road, between Broad Town and Broad Hinton, was closed by police for around two hours whilst they dealt with the incident

A black Ford failed to navigate a sharp bend before crashing into a woodland.

Despite the large emergency services presence, the driver of the vehicle suffered only minor injuries during the ordeal.

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “At 14:15 today (28/02) we were called to reports of a single vehicle road traffic collision on Broad Town Road between Broad Hinton and Royal Wootton Bassett.

“A vehicle appeared to have left the road and come to rest in woodland beside the road.

“The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries.”

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