Woman airlifted to hospital after serious crash in quiet Essex village
A woman and two men had to be rushed to hospital after a serious crash on a quiet village road. Emergency services scrambled to Lower Burnham Road in Latchingdon following the incident, which involved two vehicles.
Essex Police, paramedics and the air ambulance were called to the crash at around 11am on Friday (August 18). A female driver of a black Ford Fiesta, in her 60s, sustained multiple internal injuries and is in a critical condition in hospital.
A passenger in the Fiesta, a man in his 60s, and the driver of a white Vauxhall Vivaro van, a man in his 30s, were also injured.
The crash sparked a large response from the ambulance service, who sent three ambulances, two ambulance officer vehicles, two vehicles from the Hazardous Area Response Team, the East Anglian Air Ambulance, the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance and a car from the Essex Emergency Medical Charity, BASICS Essex.
A woman had to be airlifted to Kings College Hospital to be treated for serious injuries. Two men were taken by road to Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital and Broomfield Hospital, in Chelmsford, respectively.
In a statement, Essex Police said: “If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us. Please quote incident 461 of 18 August.
“You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm. Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101[2] to find out more about our website reporting services.
“Alternatively you can call us on 101. In an emergency always call 999. If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.”
An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ““We were called at 11.09am to a road traffic collision involving two vehicles on the Lower Burnham Road in Latchingdon.
“Three ambulances, two ambulance officer vehicles, two vehicles from the Hazardous Area Response Team, the East Anglian Air Ambulance, the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance and a car from the Essex Emergency Medical Charity, BASICS Essex, were sent to the scene. An adult woman was airlifted to Kings College Hospital to be treated for serious injuries, while two men were transported by road to Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital and Broomfield Hospital respectively.”
References
- ^ Motorcyclist dies after serious rush hour crash in Dunmow country road (www.essexlive.news)
- ^ www.essex.police.uk/digital101 (www.essex.police.uk)