Man suffers ‘severe’ injuries in crash on busy route to Bristol Airport
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A man suffered severe injuries after his car smashed into a wall near Bristol Airport last night (May 1).
The incident happened in Regil Lane in Winford, and resulted in the closure of the road which is a main route for people to get to the airport from the south west of the city.
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Hide AdA crew from Bedminster Fire Station attended and used a high pressure hose reel to extinguish the blaze from the car.
A man with severe lower body injuries was tended to by South Western Ambulance Service.
Police closed the road, and Bristol Airport put out a warning to people, advising them to leave more time to get to the airport as a result.
At lunchtime today, the airport said the road had reopened.
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