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Firefighters Free Trapped Driver From Overturned Car in Powys Stream

Rising water forced a rapid technical rescue after the vehicle rolled down an embankment near Talgarth.

Overview

  • Crews from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to Pengenffordd near Talgarth on Saturday morning.
  • The single car left the road, rolled down an embankment, and came to rest upside down in a stream with water entering the cabin.
  • Firefighters used e-draulic cutting gear, lifejackets, a spineboard, lighting and a short-extension ladder to reach and extricate the occupant.
  • The casualty was freed and treated for minor injuries before being handed to Ambulance Service paramedics.
  • The fire service reported receiving the call at 7:45am and leaving the scene at 9:51pm the same day.