Crews extricate man from scene of collision

Firefighters extricated a man, in his 70s, from the scene of a two-vehicle collision in south Staffordshire

At 1.30pm on Thursday (2 June), crews from Kinver were dispatched to Bridgnorth Road in Stourton, following reports of a collision between a van and a car.

Additional crews from Stourbridge (West Midlands Fire Service) also attended alongside colleagues from Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service.

An air ambulance also attended the scene.

A man in his 70s was extricated from the vehicle using specialist hydraulic equipment. 

Two women, in their 70s and 80s respectively, had managed to remove themselves from the vehicles and were each assessed by paramedics at the scene.

All three individuals were taken to hospital by land ambulance for precautionary checks.

Crews made the area safe before departing shortly after 3pm.