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| Woman taken from overturned car | |
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| A woman has been rescued by police after her car overturned and ended up suspended several feet above a stream in County Londonderry. | |
| Officers freed the woman who was trapped upside down in the car after it left the Gorran Road in Garvagh. | Officers freed the woman who was trapped upside down in the car after it left the Gorran Road in Garvagh. |
| The accident happened shortly before 0900 GMT on Tuesday. It is not believed any other vehicles were involved. | |
| The woman suffered shock, but is understood to have suffered no major injuries in the crash. | |
| Constable David McKillop, who was involved in the rescue, said: "Her car had left the road and was suspended almost upside down in the branches of the tree about six to eight feet above a stream. | |
| "There was eventually three of us involved in the rescue. | |
| "Two of us smashed the back window and placed a blanket around the rear window of the car to protect the lady from any shards of glass that may have remained and what we did then was effectively form a human chain to guide her out of the car and onto the safety of the roadside." | |
| The accident happened on the Gorran Road in Garvagh | |
| Inspector Andrew Lemon praised the work of the officers. | |
| "Thankfully, police were on the scene within minutes and using a step ladder and blankets, supplied by a local resident, broke the rear window of the vehicle and managed to free the woman," he said. | |
| The cause of the crash is being investigated. |
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