Road traffic collision: two people rescued

Firefighters rescued two people after a road traffic collision involving a car, van and lorry.

Our Control team was called by the Ambulance Service following an incident on the A133 Weeley to Clacton today (30 March) at 8.06pm.

Crews from Weeley, Clacton and Colchester attended and used specialist hydraulic equipment to rescue two people who were trapped. The casualties were left in the care of the Ambulance Service by 8.44am.

Firefighters made the scene safe and requested the Highways England to clear the spilled fuel.

Could you be an on-call firefighter?

Firefighters from Weeley are on-call - they live or work within 5 minutes of Weeley Fire Station and attend incidents.

If you live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station, you could be an on-call firefighter too.

Find out more about the role at essex-fire.gov.uk/on-call