Two men taken to hospital after 4x4 rolls onto roof

TWO men were taken to hospital when their 4x4 landed upside down in a ditch in south Warwickshire last night (Tuesday).

After a collision with a small car near the village of Ashorne around 7pm, the 4x4 came to rest the wrong way up, 50 yards down the road.

The small car, being driven by an 18-year-old who was uninjured but shaken, sustained front-end damage. The 4x4 sustained side damage in the crash at the first junction to the east of Ashorne, where the road to Moreton Morrell intersects it.

An ambulance spokesman said: “The driver of the 4x4, a man in his 20s, was out of the vehicle but developed neck pain. He was immobilised using a neck collar and spinal board before being taken to Warwick Hospital.

“The front seat passenger, a man in his 50s, was complaining of back, hip and pelvic pain. Although not trapped, he wasn’t able to get out of the vehicle due to the pain.

“Ambulance staff assisted in getting him out of the 4x4. He too was immobilised and had a pelvic splint attached before being taken to the Major Trauma Centre at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire.”

Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, and a doctor were sent to the scene.