A PERSON has been cut
Time: 14.40 Location: Heslington, York
York and Acomb crew responded to a 2 vehicle road traffic collision. Crews liaised with paramedics and used edraulic cutting equipment to create space and allow the casualty to get out of the vehicle. Crews disconnected the batteries and made the vehicles safe. This incident was left with the police.
EMERGENCY services have been called to the scene of a crash on a major York road.
The crash, which involved a silver Renault Clio and a silver Toyota Prius, took place in and around the Heslington Road area on Tuesday (October 6).
At 2.40pm, York and Acomb crews from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene, where they joined a crew from Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
A service spokesperson said: "Crews liaised with paramedics and used hydraulic cutting equipment to create space and allow the casualty to get out of the vehicle.
"Crews disconnected the batteries and made the vehicles safe.
"This incident was left with the police."
Shortly after 4pm, both cars were seen at the side of the road - with traffic flowing freely around the area.
The crash on Tuesday (October 6) involved a silver Toyota Prius Uber (Image: Newsquest)
A police van was still in attendance.
It came after a post on social media stated that Heslington Road had become blocked by the incident.
It added: "Traffic all backed up down Heslington Road past St Lawrence's School.
"Police in attendance. Avoid if possible, it's chaos."