Road crash - A21 near Lamberhurst
30+ Incident Tuesday 11 July 2023 15:26
Tuesday 11 July 2023
16:48
Fire engines: 4
Partner agencies: HEMS - Doctors/paramedics, Kent Police, National Highways traffic officers, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)
Equipment: Rescue - Jaws of life/hyrdraulic spreaders/rams/cutting tools, Rescue - Vehicle stabilisation blocks, chocks and braces
Tunbridge Wells
One person has been released by firefighters from the wreckage of a vehicle following a road crash involving five vehicles on the coastbound carriageway of the A21 near Lamberhurst. Seven other people were treated at the scene by paramedics for a range of minor injuries.
Crews used hydraulic rescue equipment to create space for paramedics to treat the trapped casualty before removing them to a waiting ambulance.