Driver freed by firefighters after crash in Derbyshire street

They were getting treatment from paramedics

Firefighters cut a driver free after their car crashed in a Derbyshire street.

The incident happened in The Firs, Ashbourne, at noon.

A tweet from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue said a crew from Ashbourne attended the collision and used equipment from their fire engine and a specialist support vehicle to free the casualty.

It said: "The crew were able to free a casualty from the car and in to the care of paramedics."

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When our reporter attended the scene they could see a car with the bonnet up and a collapsed bin in front of it.

There was one police car at the scene.