A419 slip road: Fire service update after Swindon crash

The crash involving two cars took place on the A419 northbound slip road for Covingham just after 6pm on Sunday evening, February 9, and fire engines, ambulances and police cars were all called to the scene.

Traffic quickly reached standstill on the A419, as emergency services stopped drivers and queues stretched back as far as Swindon’s Royal Mail depot.

One eyewitness at the scene said: “There are two fire engines here, ambulances and lots of police.

“It looks like they’re currently treating a man.”

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service has now confirmed that crews from Swindon and Stratton attended as one of the two casualties was left trapped in their car on the slip road.

The scene on the A419 slip road on Sunday evening (Image: Newsquest) (Image: Newsquest) A spokesperson for the fire service said: “We were called at 6:28pm yesterday with reports of a road traffic collision on the Merlin Roundabout, A420, Swindon. 

“Two crews were mobilised, from Swindon and Stratton, and on arrival found two vehicles involved and two casualties.

“Crews worked with the ambulance service to safely release one casualty who was medically trapped and made the scene safe. 

“Our stop was in at 7:24pm.”

The current status of the two casualties is not yet known, but Wiltshire Police and the South Western Ambulance Service have been contacted for comment.