This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyer0ny3x7o
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Driver cut free after crash with highways vehicle | Driver cut free after crash with highways vehicle |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to remove the driver of a car that crashed into a highways vehicle on the M11 | Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to remove the driver of a car that crashed into a highways vehicle on the M11 |
| A driver had to be cut free from a car after it collided with a stationary highways vehicle on a motorway. | A driver had to be cut free from a car after it collided with a stationary highways vehicle on a motorway. |
| Essex County Fire & Rescue Service, police, paramedics and highways officers were called to the M11 southbound carriageway between junction eight at Stansted Airport and junction nine for Great Chesterford at about 22:00 GMT on Saturday. | Essex County Fire & Rescue Service, police, paramedics and highways officers were called to the M11 southbound carriageway between junction eight at Stansted Airport and junction nine for Great Chesterford at about 22:00 GMT on Saturday. |
| Crews said the car collided with a highways roadwork protection vehicle within a closed work zone and the driver had become trapped. | Crews said the car collided with a highways roadwork protection vehicle within a closed work zone and the driver had become trapped. |
| Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to free them before they were taken to hospital. The road was back open at 01:15, external. | Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to free them before they were taken to hospital. The road was back open at 01:15, external. |
| Photos taken by Newport Fire Station as well as Saffron Walden Fire Station, external shared on social media show the car involved with its roof, doors and windows removed. | Photos taken by Newport Fire Station as well as Saffron Walden Fire Station, external shared on social media show the car involved with its roof, doors and windows removed. |
| The highways vehicle can also be seen as firefighters work around the scene. | The highways vehicle can also be seen as firefighters work around the scene. |
| Fire crews said the driver was taken to hospital | Fire crews said the driver was taken to hospital |
| On social media, external, Newport Fire Station said: "A car collided with a Highways roadwork protection vehicle which was stationary. | On social media, external, Newport Fire Station said: "A car collided with a Highways roadwork protection vehicle which was stationary. |
| "We quickly got to work stabilising the vehicles while administering first aid to the trapped driver. | "We quickly got to work stabilising the vehicles while administering first aid to the trapped driver. |
| "We were soon joined by Saffron Walden, we then used hydraulic cutting equipment to extricate the trapped driver from the car." | "We were soon joined by Saffron Walden, we then used hydraulic cutting equipment to extricate the trapped driver from the car." |
| Essex Police said it was investigating the cause of the crash and its inquiries were ongoing. | Essex Police said it was investigating the cause of the crash and its inquiries were ongoing. |
| The BBC has asked the police and East of England Ambulance Service for more details about the driver's injuries. | |
| Get in touch | Get in touch |
| Do you have a story suggestion for Essex? | Do you have a story suggestion for Essex? |
| Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, Instagram, external and X, external. | Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, external, Instagram, external and X, external. |