Two injured elderly people rescued by firefighters following collision on major road in Harrogate
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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a road traffic collision involving two vehicles on a major road in Harrogate over the weekend.
Crews from Harrogate and Ripon were called to the A59 at 2.37pm on Sunday (January 14) to assist the ambulance service with a difficult extraction of two elderly people who were stuck in a car following a road traffic collision.
The firefighters used cutters to remove the front side door to assist with the extrication and also used an environmental pack to protect a nearby drain from oil on the road.
The two elderly casualties were transported to hospital via ambulance with minor injuries.
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