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TWO HURT AFTER FOUR VEHICLE CRASH IN COWES

TWO People taken to hospital with injuries after their cars was involved in a crash this morning.(Monday December 27)

Emergency services were called to Mill Hill in Cowes just before 9am this morning after two cars were in collision with two parked vehicle.

It is believed that a Peugeot ploughed into a Fait and than went on to hit a further two parked cars on the busy road also damaging a wall.

Fire crews from Cowes and Newport with the support of the rescue tender helped free two people who become entrapped in their vehicle. A door was removed from one of the vehicle. All three were treated at the scene by IW ambulance service. One man was placed in a neck collar and strapped onto a spinal board.

The road was closed and an investigation was launched by officers from the Shanklin Road Policing unit(RPU) part of Hampshire and IW Police.

The Isle of Wight air ambulance was also called to the scene after two of the three injured parties were complaining of back injuries.

A resident who lives yards from the scene Jackie Beyes said: “We just heard a really loud bang and ran out to see what had happened.

“It looked like the car was on car was on fire as there was smoke pouring out of the drivers window. We didn’t know if there was anyone still inside. “

“I called 999 and my partner ran to his van and got a fire extinguisher”

“Then we realised the man was still trapped in car. He looked in a pretty bad way.”

Paramedics treated three people at the scene before they were taken to hospital.

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