Person rescued by fire crews after crash near Chard

Delays on the A303 in Somerset at 12.40pm today. <i>(Image: Molly Kirk)</i>
Delays on the A303 in Somerset at 12.40pm today. (Image: Molly Kirk)
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A PERSON has been rescued by fire crews after becoming trapped in a two-vehicle collision on the A30 near Chard.

The crash happened near Yarcombe at around 1.18pm on Monday, August 31.

Fire crews from Honiton and Chard Fire Stations attended the scene.

A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "On arrival, crews confirmed that this was a two-vehicle collision with one person still trapped inside one of the vehicles.

"Crews used cutting equipment to release the casualty."

The incident remains ongoing, with a road closure in place causing delays along the A30 and A303 in Somerset from the Taunton turn-off.

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