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| Man rescued from car on hill edge | Man rescued from car on hill edge |
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| A 61-year-old man was rescued from his car as it dangled precariously over an embankment, the fire service has said. | |
| Emergency services were called to the B4391 in Llanfyllin, Powys, mid Wales just before 1800 BST on Wednesday where the car was hanging dangerously. | Emergency services were called to the B4391 in Llanfyllin, Powys, mid Wales just before 1800 BST on Wednesday where the car was hanging dangerously. |
| Specialist equipment to help stabilise the car was sent from Aberystwyth and Brecon to aid the three hour rescue. | Specialist equipment to help stabilise the car was sent from Aberystwyth and Brecon to aid the three hour rescue. |
| After the man was freed from the car and given emergency treatment, an RAF helicopter flew him to hospital. | After the man was freed from the car and given emergency treatment, an RAF helicopter flew him to hospital. |
| Crews from Newtown, Llandyllin and Oswestry were also involved in the rescue. | Crews from Newtown, Llandyllin and Oswestry were also involved in the rescue. |
| A spokesman for RAF Valley said the car had plunged off the road rolling several times before coming to rest half way down a 400ft (122m) 45 degree slope. | |
| The man had been trapped for some time before the alarm was raised by a near-by farm. | |
| An air ambulance was then scrambled from Cosford in the west Midlands which dropped a doctor and paramedic at the foot of the hill. | |
| 'Precarious position' | |
| They, along with the fire service climbed to the car's location and managed to free the man. | |
| The spokesman said the RAF search and rescue helicopter was scrambled because air ambulances have no low level night or winching capability. | |
| The man was flown to Wrexham in under 15 minutes where a waiting ambulance took him to hospital. | |
| A spokesman for Mid and West Wales Fire Service said: "One vehicle had left the highway and rolled down the side of the hill. | A spokesman for Mid and West Wales Fire Service said: "One vehicle had left the highway and rolled down the side of the hill. |
| "There was one casualty in the vehicle which was in a precarious position. | "There was one casualty in the vehicle which was in a precarious position. |
| "A Sea King helicopter was requested and they winched the casualty to take them off to hospital." | "A Sea King helicopter was requested and they winched the casualty to take them off to hospital." |
| He said crews would return to deal with the car in daylight. | He said crews would return to deal with the car in daylight. |