Police in attendance in Rushden after car flipped onto roof

Emergency services were called after a white Ford Fiesta left the road and ended up on its roof in Wellingborough Road, Rushden.

Police cordoned off the road near its junction with Gravely Street, which is a busy route into the town centre.

Ambulance services were in attendance as well as fire, however when Northants Fire and Rescue arrived on the scene, the driver was not in the car.

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: “We were called at 2.10pm to reports of a car on its roof in Wellingborough Road, Rushden.

The car flipped onto its roof and ended on a grass verge in Wellingborough Road, near its junction with Gravely Streetplaceholder image
The car flipped onto its roof and ended on a grass verge in Wellingborough Road, near its junction with Gravely Street

“We remain on the scene and motorists are advised to avoid the area for the time being.”

Cars were turning around and finding alternative routes from Wellingborough Road at around 3.30pm this afternoon.

Drivers can expect delays in the area.

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