A MAN was rescued from his car yesterday after a road traffic collision on the A120.

Firefighters rescued the man from the crash between Dunmow and Panners Farm yesterday (July 23).

Fire crews from Chelmsford, Coggeshall and Stansted arrived on the scene at around 6pm.

Crews reportedly found a man was trapped in his car after the crash.

It's believed his car had left the road on the Braintree-bound carriageway.

Teams were forced to close one lane of the carriageway.

Firefighters worked to release man from the vehicle by 6.40pm.

He was reportedly left in the care of the ambulance service.

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