A man in his seventies was freed by Essex firefighters after he became trapped in his car following a collision in Purleigh yesterday (April 10).

Fire crews from Maldon and South Woodham Ferrers attended the scene at Hackmans Lane at 9.18am, where a car could be seen in a roadside ditch.

Fire crews from Maldon and South Woodham Ferrers worked with the Ambulance Service at the scene in Purleigh. (Photo: ECFRS)

Shaun Drynan, the officer in charge at Maldon Fire Station, told Nub News: "This was a complex extrication due to where the car ended up.

"Our crews worked really well together to release the man so he could be treated by the Ambulance Service."

The man was trapped in his car, in a ditch alongside Hackmans Lane. (Photo: ECFRS)

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said the man was taken to Broomfield Hospital "for further assessment and treatment".

Two doors had to be removed from the vehicle in order to free the man. (Photo: ECFRS)

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