Wychbold crash leaves man in critical medical condition

Four ambulances, Midlands Air Ambulance and a fire crew were called to help the man who needed to be cut from the vehicle by firefighters. 

People came to the aid of the man, who is in his 50s, and performed basic life support including using a defibrillator before paramedics arrived. 

One man who witnessed the incident said "I saw two ambulances and a fire engine in the Harvester car park. 

"It was quite surprising and shocking, we heard the emergency services arrive and a helicopter fly over but we didn't expect it to land in a field nearby."

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Once removed from the vehicle, the man was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital by land, however, the Air Ambulance crew travelled with the man to provide continued treatment. 

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to an incident on Worcester Road in Wychbold at around 3.30pm on September 3.

"Four ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance were sent to the scene.

"On arrival, crews found a man in a car receiving basic life support from bystanders who had also used a defibrillator.

"The man was in a critical condition and ambulance staff immediately began administering advanced life support.

"He was removed from the car by fire colleagues and taken via land ambulance to Worcestershire Royal Hospital with the air ambulance crew travelling on board to provide continued treatment."

The field where the Air Ambulance landed (Image: Newsquest)

Firefighters at the scene needed to cut the vehicle open in order to rescue the man. 

A Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "One crew from Droitwich Fire Station was called at 3.48pm on September 3 to an road traffic collision on the Worcester Road at Wychbold, Droitwich.

"Cutting gear was used to extricate one male casualty in his 50s from his vehicle before handing him over to the care of the ambulance service."