FIRE crews from Weston responded to reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision over the weekend.

Crews received reports of the incident around 5.47pm on Saturday, January 6.

Shortly after they arrived at the scene at Sheppy's Mill, Congresbury, they discovered that the collision involved two cars and that two casualties required medical attention.

Crews worked on making the vehicles safe to ensure that no further damage was caused. They also provided treatment of the two casualties, who were then handed over to ambulance colleagues.

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 17:45hrs on Saturday 06 January to a road traffic incident in Congresbury.

"We sent two double-crewed land ambulances. We conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Bristol Royal Infirmary and one patient by land ambulance to Weston General Hospital.”

The scene was left in the hands of the police.

A police spokesperson said: "We were called at around 5.40pm to the A370 at Congresbury on Saturday 6 January following a report of a collision involving two vehicles.

"Thankfully, we don't believe anyone sustained any serious injuries."