One person extricated from vehicle after collision in Woodstock
A two-vehicle collision in Woodstock on Feb. 2 sent at least one person to hospital. (Woodstock Fire Department/Twitter)
The Woodstock Fire Department said one person was trapped in their vehicle and had to be extricated after a two-vehicle collision Thursday evening.
At least one person was transported to hospital, according to the fire department.
It was not immediately clear if the person trapped in the vehicle was sent to hospital.
Photos posted to Twitter from the Woodstock Fire Department just before 10 a.m. on Friday appear to show a pickup truck and a car involved in the collision.
The car appears to have sustained damage to its hood as multiple emergency service providers are on scene.
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