Emergency services called to A14 incident between Kettering and Rothwell to 'car in ditch'
Emergency services were called to an incident on the A14 between Kettering and Rothwell on Friday (April 17) after motorists reported seeing a car in a ditch.
Paramedics called to the road traffic collision just after 6.20pm alerted fire service colleagues as a person was believed to be trapped in a car in a ditch.
But the rescue crew was stood down after the injured person was found to have already been safely removed.
A spokeswoman for Northants Fire and Rescue said: “Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called by East Midlands Ambulance Service to a road traffic collision on the A14 shortly before 6.30pm on Friday, April 17.
“Fire crews from Desborough responded to reports of a person trapped. On arrival the crew was stood down as the person had already been safely removed from the vehicle. As the fire service was not required, the crew returned to their station.”
A spokeswoman for Northants Police said: “This happened at about 6.20pm on April 17 and involved a collision between Junctions 5 and 4. No one was seriously injured.”