Lorry driver cut from vehicle after crash with building

Powys County Times

26-07-2025

A lorry driver was cut from the vehicle after crashing into a car and a building just over the Powys border.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it had to rescue a driver following a crash in the village of Beambridge, between Clun and Craven Arms in south Shropshire.
When fire crews from Craven Arms, Church Stretton and Wellington arrived at the scene on Friday (July 25), they found the lorry wedged in a nearby building with the driver trapped inside.
A spokesperson for Church Stretton Fire Station said: 'We went out to a road traffic collision incident today along with crews from Craven Arms Fire Station Much Wenlock Fire Station and Wellington Fire Station where a HGV lorry had collided with a car and hit a building on the B4368 in Beambridge.
'On arrival the male driver of the HGV was still trapped inside the vehicle due to the dashboard trapping his legs, so crews got to work on extraction.'
Due to the nature of the braking system inside the lorry, the brakes were locked on the vehicle meaning the driver had to be cut from the HGV while crews were assisted by a local farmer.
The spokesperson added: 'To make the incident more challenging the HGV had low air brake tank pressure, which when low the brakes will automatically engage, so to move the vehicle back from the building we were assisted by a local farmer with his Manitou to lift the vehicle and move it away from the building where we could then release the driver with our Holmatro cutting equipment who was still talking, laughing, conscious throughout with no serious injuries but went to hospital for a check over.
'Excellent team working from all crews, Police officers and ambulance crews on scene along with the local farmer, with a great outcome to this challenging incident.'