A woman was given first aid after she was involved in a car crash in Malpas yesterday (March 7) evening.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service was called out to an collision between two cars on Chester Road at 7.41pm.

A fire service spokesperson said: “One woman was injured so crews gave first aid before a first responder arrived to take over treatment.”

Cheshire Constabulary added that the vehicles involved were a silver Ford Focus and a blue Vauxhall Astra.

A police spokesperson said: "A 47-year-old woman is believed to have sustained minor injuries."

There was a collision involving two cars on Chester Road, Malpas
There was a collision involving two cars on Chester Road, Malpas

Just an hour earlier a car crashed into a horse trailer on the A49 and A51 roundabout in Tarporley.

No people or animals were injured in the collision.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the incident just before 6.30pm and firefighters made the scene safe.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “Firefighters were called to a report of a collision on the A49/A51 roundabout in Tarporley.

“When they arrived they found that the collision involved a car and a horse box.

“Nobody was trapped and so crews assisted by making the scene safe.

“There was a horse in the lorry but this was uninjured in the incident.”