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Victoria Scheer

Police shut Long Lane in Garforth as two people left trapped in car after nasty crash

Police shut a rural Leeds road after a serious crash saw two people get trapped in a car.

Emergency service vehicles rushed to Long Lane in Garforth shortly after 1pm after a serious crash with police shutting the road between Garforth and Barwick near Garforth Golf Club.

Paramedics and members of the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) also attended the scene of the collision with two people trapped inside a vehicle.

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Dramatic pictures from the scene showed the huge scale of the operation with at least four ambulances, two fire engines and a police car at the scene.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed their firefighters managed to rescue the pair who were trapped with West Yorkshire Police issuing a statement earlier this afternoon.

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A spokeswoman for the force said: "At 1.09pm officers were called to Long Lane to a one vehicle collision. One person has been taken to hospital."

Road traffic collision involving one vehicle. 2 persons trapped, released by Fire Service personnel and transported to hospital by ambulance.

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