Elderly woman trapped after Plympton car crash knocks down lamppost
A car crash in Plympton left an elderly woman injured and electrical cables lying in the road.
Both lanes of Glen Road in Plympton was shut by police following the crash at 3.20pm yesterday.
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Emergency services at the scene of the crash
Firefighters, police and paramedics arrived on the scene to find two cars had collided outside the Lord Louis pub and restaurant.
A blue Ford Ka and a red Vauxhall van crashed leaving a lamppost damaged and its electrical wires exposed, say police.
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The driver of the Ford, a 75-year-old woman, was trapped in the car.
Two fire crews, one from Plympton and one from Crownhill, responded after a call from ambulance control.
The elderly driver was freed from the vehicle using hydraulic cutting equipment and she was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth by ambulance.
Police said her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
The fire brigade left the scene at 4.45pm but the road remained closed to allow repair of the lamppost.
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Comments
by Potbelly1
Wednesday, October 31 2012, 5:24PM
“Kwacker10R When you are old enough to drive I just hope your driving skills will not be as dodgy as your spelling and wisecracks! :-/”
by rattler11
Wednesday, October 31 2012, 4:01PM
“it could have been the fault of the lamp post !!”
by Foldart
Wednesday, October 31 2012, 3:29PM
“At least it was close to the fire station...”
by Kwacker10R
Wednesday, October 31 2012, 2:37PM
“Potbelly, you should know by now, wimmen drivers are always at fault ;))”
by Potbelly1
Wednesday, October 31 2012, 12:04PM
“Kwacker10R what makes you so sure it's the lady's fault? The red van driver may be at fault and also may have been driven by a man! Hope the lady driver recovers soon!”
by Kwacker10R
Wednesday, October 31 2012, 10:32AM
“Yet another woman driver strikes again. Hope she is okay.
I was beginning to worry as i'd not seen any reports of women drivers crashing this week!”
by bilbobaggins
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 7:33PM
“Shocking news.”