Teenager taken to hospital after car left road and crashed through hedge near Bridgnorth

The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) received a call at 2.20am reporting that a road traffic collision had taken place in Monkhopton near Bridgnorth.

One fire crew from Much Wenlock Fire Station was sent to the scene alongside a land ambulance and a critical care car.

The SRFS incident log said the collision involved one car that left the carriageway and came to a rest on its side, approximately eight feet through a hedge.

Firefighters used small gear and extension ladders to deal with the incident and assist the vehicle's occupants.

A statement from the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called by police to reports of a one-car RTC on the B4368 in Monkhopton, Bridgnorth at 2.12am this morning.

"We sent an ambulance, a paramedic officer and a Critical Care Car from the Midlands Air Ambulance based at Cosford.

"On arrival crews found one patient, a teenager who was a passenger in the car, who they assessed for injuries not thought to be serious and conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. No other patients required treatment."

All casualties were taken into care by ambulance staff, and firefighters made the vehicle safe.

The incident concluded at 2.55am.