Lorry drivers cut from cabs after crash
TWO lorry drivers had to be cut from their cabs when the two vehicles collided near a city shooting ground.
Paramedics treated both drivers for minor injuries after emergency services rushed to the scene outside Newnham Park House, in Plympton.
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Fire crews from both Plympton and Crownhill were called to Newnham Road at 9.04am after reports of a smash involving two heavy goods vehicles.
A spokeswoman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said both drivers were trapped in their vehicles as a result of damage caused in the crash.
Firefighters, led by group commander Ken Anderson and aided by South Western Ambulance Service staff, used hydraulic cutting equipment to free the pair.
A police spokeswoman said a red Volvo truck had been in collision with a white DAF lorry.
It is understood one belonged to a Totnes-based haulage firm and the other to builders' merchant Travis Perkins.
Neither man suffered any injuries in the accident, the spokeswoman added, but traffic officers were forced to close a section of Newnham Road while the two companies arranged recovery of the vehicles.
The road was finally cleared at 11.15am.
7 Comments
by M, Plympton
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 5:11PM
“@Darren, R and Ginjafro:
Maybe, just maybe, the shooting ground has mentioned as a point of geographical reference...”
by JT Hemerdon, Sparkwell
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 4:15PM
“What were these HGVs doing on the Newnham Road - most HGVs cut through the hamlet of Hemerdon - ignoring blue 'No HGV' signs, damaging property and endangering residents. Not that Devon County Council care.”
by plympton boy, plympton
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 3:39PM
“The time I looked at 4 am its normally dark what a plank”
by Darren, Not far from Tesco (Every little helps)
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 2:29PM
“Was, by any chance, this article (or maybe even the accident itself) sponsored by The Newnham Park Shooting Graounds (¿The finest shooting venue in the South West¿). Otherwise I fail to see why this detail is included.
Will future incidents on Royal Parade be reported as "close to Dingles"? And accidents on Tavistock Road identified by being "just a short walk from B&Q"?”
by r, Plymouth
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 2:12PM
“Have to wonder what the importance of shooting ground is.......”
by Ginjafro, Cornwall
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 1:07PM
“Wow, all that information and it happened near a shooting gound! I would also like to point out it happened near Chaplins but not quite so near to Sparkwell. Oh, I forgot to mention it was also fine and sunny.....”
by Benny Factor, Detroit
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 12:21PM
“The lorry drivers are always uninjured in road accidents. Maybe we should all be driving around in HGVs to reduce the carnage on the roads.”