A456 Birmingham Road vehicle fire after Blakedown crash

West Midlands Ambulance Service said they were called at around 6.40am today (Thursday, June 19) to a collision involving a car and a van on the A456 Birmingham Road. Two ambulances and two paramedic officers attended the scene and found two men, who were the drivers of the vehicles. They were taken to hospital for further assessment.

Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene, which they said involved a car and a van, but then a fire spread to an uninvolved vehicle. The fire was extinguished by two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus using two foam hose reels and two dry-powder extinguishers. A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said: "Two Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews from Wyre Forest Fire Station were called at 6.46am on June 19 to an RTC involving small vehicles in Birmingham Road, Blakedown.

"The incident involved a car and a van with a fire which had spread to an uninvolved vehicle, extinguished by two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus using two foam hosereels and two dry-powder extinguishers. "A large quantity of clothing which has been removed from the rear of the van is being extinguished by two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and using a hose reel jet." A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 6.40am to a road traffic collision involving a car and a van on Birmingham Road, Blakedown in Kidderminster.

Two ambulances and two paramedic officers attended the scene. "Upon arrival, we found two men who were the drivers of the vehicles. Both were assessed and had sustained injuries not believed to be serious.

"They received treatment from ambulance staff at the scene before being conveyed to Alexandra Hospital for further assessment." The road was closed by West Mercia Police whilst emergency services dealt with the incident. Traffic was slow in the area with many cars being forced to turn around.

West Mercia Police have been contacted for a comment.