The A303 has reopened in both directions after a serious crash on Saturday, November 22, led to a full carriageway closure near Wincanton. The incident involved a single vehicle that veered off the road and ended up in a ditch.
Emergency services, including all three branches—the fire service, ambulance, and police—responded promptly. National Highways was alerted to the crash around 2 p.m., and immediate diversions were established, affecting the A303 near Sparkford and the A371 near Wincanton.
Fire crews from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service worked tirelessly for nearly seven hours to free four individuals trapped inside the vehicle. Additional fire engines and a heavy rescue unit were called in to assist with the complex extraction operation. The air ambulance was also deployed to the scene.
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A statement from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service confirmed: “Three fire engines arrived to find a single vehicle that had left the road and went into a ditch, with four people trapped inside. Further units helped ambulance crews release the casualties. The police have now taken over the incident.”
While the severity of the injuries sustained by the trapped individuals has not been disclosed, the incident was treated with the utmost urgency. The carriageway was fully reopened in both directions in the early hours of Sunday, allowing traffic to return to normal.