Person rescued from vehicle after crash near Northamptonshire village

A road traffic collision on Saturday (May 9) resulted in a person being cut out of a car.

As a result the A509, a popular route between Wellingborough and Kettering, was closed on Saturday afternoon while emergency services attended the scene near Little Harrowden.

A Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said: “Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to a road traffic collision on the A509 near Little Harrowden, shortly before 2pm on Saturday (May 9).

“Crews discovered that a single vehicle had been involved in a collision. The road was closed while firefighters worked to cut a door and rescue a person from the vehicle.

The A509 links Wellingborough to Ketteringplaceholder image
The A509 links Wellingborough to Kettering

“They were then left in the care of paramedics.

“The crews from Wellingborough and Kettering returned to their stations at 4pm, leaving the scene in the hands of the police.”

The route has since reopened.

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