Man rescued after van ends up in a tree

A MAN was rushed to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after the van he was travelling in ended up in a tree after a crash in West Lothian.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Jan 2010, 09:01 BST

Updated 26th Jan 2010, 10:24 BST

Two vehicles were involved in the smash on the A706 near Bathgate at around 1pm yesterday.

Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue were called out to cut out a man aged around 60 who was trapped inside the van.

The car occupants were described as walking wounded.

Two ambulances and a fast response unit attended before taking one man to Stirling Royal Infirmary with back and neck injuries and taking another to St John's Hospital in Livingston.

A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: "We attended a two car road traffic accident where a van ended up in a tree.

"We treated one male for neck and back injuries and two walking wounded."