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Head-On Collision Closes West Wight Road

A crash on the West Wight’s Newport Road has prompted an emergency response and road closures.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance, alongside ambulance and police services.

Isle of Wight Radio listeners say the road is impassable between Willmingham Lane and Tapnell Farm.

The head-on collision, which Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has said involved two cars, has also led to bus cancellations.



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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service says one fire engine from Freshwater and one from Newport helped the ambulance service free one person who was medically trapped inside one of the vehicles.

Hampshire Constabulary said:

We were called at 1.21pm this afternoon (Saturday 28 August) to a report of a two vehicle collision on Newport Road, close to the junction with Wilmingham Lane.

 “The incident involved a blue Ford Fiesta and a Ford Transit van.

“Officers are currently at the scene and a road closure is in place on Newport Road while emergency services deal with the incident.

“The male driver of the Fiesta has been transported to St Marys Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

“The van driver hasn’t reported any injuries.”

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