TWO people had to be cut free from the wreckage of a car following a two vehicle crash near Castle Combe, before being taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries.

The incident happened at 7.45pm on Sunday (May 22), when a Volkswagen Tiguan and a Renault Traffic campervan collided on the A420 at the junction with the B4039 near to Castle Combe.

Two fire crews from Chippenham attended the scene – along with paramedics and police – and used hydraulic equipment to cut a man and a woman free from one of the vehicles.

They were taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath with minor injuries including cuts and bruises.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to call 101.