Air ambulance scrambled to crash on Derbyshire’s Snake Pass – amid fears of serious injuries to casualty

A crash on the Snake Pass in Derbyshire closed the route for several hours – and saw an air ambulance deployed to the scene.

At 5.53pm on Saturday, August 6, Derbyshire Police reported that the A57 Snake Pass was closed between Ladybower Reservoir and Glossop due to a collision.

A car and a motorbike had crashed on the route, and one of the individuals involved in the accident was feared to have sustained serious injuries.

Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt in the collision.placeholder image
Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt in the collision.

An air ambulance was scrambled to the area, but emergency services soon determined that the casualty had not suffered any serious injuries. The air ambulance was stood down, the road was reopened later that evening, and those involved are now recovering at home.

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