Emergency services were called out to Whitchurch after a car crashed through scaffolding and a nearby garden wall earlier today (Tuesday, August 29).

West Mercia Police, along with Shropshire Fire and Rescue and West Midlands Ambulance Service, were called out to Brownlow Street after a car driven by an elderly lady left the road.

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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed crews from Prees, Wellington, Wem and Whitchurch had attended a "road traffic collision involving saloon car in collision with garden wall and scaffolding".

A spokesperson for the service confirmed that there were "no persons trapped" and that a cordon was put in place by the fire crew.

The incident was then left with West Mercia Police who helped deal with the aftermath.

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A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "Officers were called to the scene of a collision between a car being driven by an elderly lady and a wall and some scaffolding on Brownlow Street in Whitchurch at around midday today.

"The fire service and paramedics were in attendance.

"Police were asked to help redirect traffic while the vehicle was recovered, and a scaffolding firm re-erected scaffolding."

West Midlands Ambulance Service later confirmed that the driver was thankfully not seriously injured.

A spokesperson for the service said: "We were called to reports of a car that had crashed into a wall on Brownlow Street at 11.39am this morning. One ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene.

"On arrival we discovered one patient, a woman, the driver of the car. She was assessed and treated for minor injuries before being discharged at the scene."