Fire crews rescue 'trapped casualty' from flipped car after crash on Granton Road
Fire crews had to pull a trapped casualty from a flipped car on Granton Road on Tuesday.
Police and fire officers were called to a two-vehicle crash near the road’s junction with Boswall Road just before 2pm.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said two appliances were dispatched to the scene, with crews having had to extricate a casualty from one of the cars.
The casualty was then assessed by ambulance crews, but police later confirmed they were not seriously injured in the accident.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 1.59pm on Tuesday, 31 March, to reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision on Granton Road, Edinburgh.
“Operations Control immediately mobilised two appliances two the scene.
“Crews removed one physically trapped casualty who was then passed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“Crews left the scene at 2.45pm after ensuring the area was made safe.”
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