Driver trapped inside car on roof after crash at Rushden Lakes roundabout
A driver was rescued by emergency services after a car flipped over in a crash on the A45 near Rushden Lakes this morning (Wednesday).
Fire and police services were called to the Rushden Lakes roundabout on the A45 just after 8.15am today (July 1).
Crews from Rushden and Wellingborough fire stations arrived shortly after 8.15am, where a car was on its roof and the driver trapped inside.
Emergency services closed the A45 towards Wellingborough while they dealt with the incident.
A Northants Fire and Rescue spokesman said: “The fire service helped in creating space for paramedics to enter the car and assess the casualty. They then assisted the driver out of the car and left them in the care of EMAS.
“Both crews returned to their stations shortly after 8.45am, leaving the scene in the hands of Northamptonshire Police.”
Police say that while the driver was helped out of the car by emergency services, there were no serious injuries reported.
A Northamptonshire Police spokesman added: “We were called to this single-vehicle collision just before 8.15am this morning. Thankfully there doesn’t appear to have been any serious injuries.”