Chelsea Embankment multi-vehicle crash injures five with three rushed to hospital
Chelsea Embankment has reopened after being closed in a westbound direction for around nine hours from Tite Street to the B302 Royal Hospital Road, according to AA Traffic News.
Ambulance crews rushed to the scene of the crash on Chelsea Embankment at around 1.20am this morning. One person was rushed to a major trauma centre, while two others were taken to a local hospital. Two others were also treated at the scene.
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A London Ambulance spokesperson said: 'We were called at 1.21am this morning (1 July) to reports of a road traffic collision on Chelsea Embankment, SW3.
'We sent three ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars and an incident response officer to the scene. We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London's Air Ambulance.
'We treated five patients at the scene and took one to a major trauma centre and two to a local hospital. Two patients were discharged at the scene.'
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