Casualty trapped as two vehicles collide near Melton

Firefighters had to cut a casualty free from the wreckage after two vehicles were in collision near Melton this morning (Wednesday).
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Two crews from the town station attended the incident, at 7.46am on the B676 close to Wyfordby.

The road is closed by police and traffic diverted in the direction of Waltham.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescure Service said: “We had a call from the police about a road traffic collision involving two vehicles with one of the vehicles in a hedge and one person trapped.

“Upon arrival, crews confirmed that two cars were involved with one person trapped.

“We used using hydraulic cutting equipment to extricate the casualty.”