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Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Driver has medical episode before crash which left car on its side
A DRIVER suffered a medical episode at the wheel which left their car on its side after crashing into a field. Emergency services were called to reports of a crash on Bromyard Road shortly after 5.30pm on Monday, June 9. They arrived to find a car on its side in a field near Cotheridge. The driver declined further treatment from paramedics. The A44 was closed in both directions while police, the fire service and the ambulance service dealt with the incident. READ MORE: Driver nowhere to be found after car ploughs into hedge READ MORE: Poo and underwear strewn over car park after travellers leave READ MORE: 'Bag of bones' Cocker Spaniel and Bully dogs found starving to death There was one casualty, according to the Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, who was left in the care of the ambulance service. West Mercia Police said nobody was injured. A fire service spokesperson said: "Two Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews from Worcester Fire Station were called at 5.39 on June 9 to a road traffic collision involving a small vehicle in Bromyard Road, Cotheridge. "The incident involved a car which was on its side in a field. "Fire service personnel made the vehicle safe and assessed one male casualty before passing him over to the care of the ambulance service, who attended along with police. "The A44 was caused in both directions. The incident was marked as pending closure at 6.22." A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "We were called to Bromyard Road in Cotheridge at 5.35pm yesterday evening following a single-vehicle collision. Nobody was injured and no arrests were made." West Midlands Ambulance Service has confirmed that the driver of the car is believed to have suffered a medical episode. He declined further medical treatment. A spokesperson said: "We were called at 5.30pm on Monday to a road traffic collision involving one car on Bromyard Road in Cotheridge. "One ambulance attended the scene. "Upon arrival we found a man who was the driver of the car who is believed to have suffered a medical incident while driving. "He was assessed by ambulance staff and declined further treatment. He received self care advice before being discharged at the scene."
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Cladding danger to take months to sort
Dozens of people who had to leave their homes at short notice after a fire inspection revealed dangerous cladding and issues with fire escapes could be out of their flats for months, an architect has said. Police, fire and council workers moved to clear Barbourne Works in Worcester on Wednesday, with 52 adults and eight children suddenly finding themselves in need of somewhere else to stay. Architect Frazer Bufton said the actual work to make the building safe would be relatively quick, but that it could take "months" to get all the arrangements in place. Management firm First Port said concerns related to defects from when the former factory was converted 20 years ago. Mr Bufton said: "In some ways, the actual work on site is probably not going to be a huge amount of time - I imagine you're talking about a few months if they can really get on with it, but it's getting everything else lined up." What would take the time was "finding a contractor, agreeing a price, getting materials sourced, getting somebody on site, he said. "It could be a considerable amount of time, I think - and also a considerable amount of cost, so that's all got to be balanced out - it's certainly going to be months." One couple Ashley Gurr and Niamh Gillen, both 25, got home from work on Wednesday to discover they had to move out. The couple had to pack what they could and went to stay with friends for the weekend, with no idea where they would go after that. Describing how they had "absolutely no warning", Mr Gurr said it had been a shock to discover they had lived there for two years, only to discover now the building was unsafe. Councillor Mel Allcott also said it came "out of the blue", but that with cladding and the fire escape routes both being an issue, the authorities "had to act". Simon Cusack, group commander at Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said issues were "essentially down to cladding" - a combination of timber cladding and an aluminium composite material, both of which were flammable. The fire service also said there were concerns about residents getting out safely, if a fire broke out. A prohibition notice placed on the building means it cannot be used for residential purposes until remedial works have taken place. Managing agent First Port, a company appointed by Resident Management Company (RMC) to run the building, said safety was the "highest priority" and it would provide support and regular updates to residents. The firm revealed the building had already been accepted on the government's Cladding Safety Scheme - a fund that addresses fire risks associated with cladding on residential buildings. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. 'No warning' over cladding evacuation, couple say Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Flat badly damaged as blaze rips through home
Firefighters have been tackling a serious blaze inside a flat. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said five fire engines, including ones from Warwickshire, were sent to Oxhill Close, Redditch, just after 19:00 BST on Thursday and found a "well-developed" fire. More than 20 firefighters worked for about 90 minutes to put the blaze out - the fire service has not said if anyone was hurt. A spokesperson added that investigators were working to find out what caused the blaze. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Flat badly damaged as blaze rips through home
Firefighters have been tackling a serious blaze inside a flat. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said five fire engines, including ones from Warwickshire, were sent to Oxhill Close, Redditch, just after 19:00 BST on Thursday and found a "well-developed" fire. More than 20 firefighters worked for about 90 minutes to put the blaze out - the fire service has not said if anyone was hurt. A spokesperson added that investigators were working to find out what caused the blaze. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
