Two Fire crews from Thame Fire Station were called to a road traffic collision involving two cars on Chinnor Road yesterday evening(Wednesday 11th April 2018)
The driver and passenger of one car managed to get out of the vehicle suffering only minor injuries.
The driver of the other vehicle was assisted from their vehicle by a passing motorist and suffered an injury to their leg.
Medically trained firefighters provided first aid to all 3 casualties until the arrival of South Central Ambulance Service. They also made sure that the vehicles were safe and liaised with Thames Valley Police to close the road.
The driver with the leg injury was taken to hospital by the South Central Ambulance Service. The driver and passenger of the other car were discharged at the scene.
Incident Commander Crew Manager Kevin Morgan said:
“This was a considerable impact to both vehicles and fortunately on this occasion the drivers and passengers only suffered minor injuries, I would like to take this opportunity to remind all road users to wear their seatbelts and to take extra care whilst driving on rural roads. This incident had the potential to be life-threatening and life-changing. Oxfordshire has one of the largest ‘rural’ road networks in S.E.England. Almost 60% of road deaths in Oxfordshire occur on a rural roads.”
