Eight injured in two car crash at Wanniassa

Eight people including five children have been taken to hospital following a two car accident at Wanniassa this afternoon.

The ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire & Rescue were called to the corner of Drakeford Drive and Tavner street just after 12:30pm.

Firefighters had to cut one patient out of each car who were both trapped by confinement.

Four intensive care ambulance crews treated and stabilised a total of eight patients on scene before transporting them all to The Canberra Hospital with minor injuries in stable conditions.

The patients ranged in aged from 5 to 50.