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Woman rescued from overturned car on Twin Sails bridge | |
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A woman has been rescued after her car overturned car on a Dorset lifting bridge. | |
The silver Renault Clio overturned on Poole's Twin Sails bridge shortly after 11:30 GMT. | |
Police said the elderly driver, from Poole, was freed by firefighters having suffered slight injuries. | |
The council said the incident happened at the start of a scheduled lift. CCTV revealed the warning lights and barrier were functioning normally. | |
The bridge, linking Poole Harbour with Hamworthy, has reopened after police investigation work. | The bridge, linking Poole Harbour with Hamworthy, has reopened after police investigation work. |
Safety checks revealed it had only suffered superficial damage. | |
The £37m bridge opened to traffic in April 2012. |