Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and Police are in attendance at a ‘medical incident’ in Lake this afternoon (Thursday).
It’s understood that emergency crews are attending to an individual who has suffered a medical episode in their vehicle near to the traffic lights on the junction between Sandown Road and Newport Road.
Island Echo can confirm that a casualty has been removed from their vehicle by firefighters from Ryde, with the driver side door being cut from the vehicle to allow better access for emergency crews.
1 female in her 50’s has been taken to hospital by Ambulance.
Traffic in the area is heavy as a result of the incident, with reports of queues reaching into Sandown.
UPDATE @ 15:20 – The vehicle is expected to be recovered from its current position in a bus stop layby.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has confirmed that 1 person was taken to hospital following the incident. Traffic is beginning to return to normal in the area, although motorists may face slight delays if approaching from Shanklin.
Hope the lady is OK, and recovers quickly
Hope the driver is ok.