Crash at Bruce Street Bridges sees woman trapped in flipped car

A woman was trapped in an overturned car after a dramatic crash in Swindon.

Emergency services were called to a road traffic collision at Bruce Street Bridges at around 5pm this afternoon (Sunday).

A blue Smart car flipped over in the incident, with fire crews tasked with extricating the driver. It’s not clear if another vehicle was involved.

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Firefighters used cutting equipment to remove parts of the vehicle – including the roof – while it remained overturned.

A woman suffered only minor injuries in the smash, and she was taken to hospital as a precaution.

The car has since been flipped back onto its wheels and recovery work was ongoing at 6.30pm. The road is likely to have been reopened by 7pm.

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