Firefighters free man trapped in car on A447 at Stapleton, near Hinckley

Fire crews rescued a man trapped in a car involved in a collision on the A447 Ashby Road, in Stapleton, near Hinckley, late last night. Two crews from Hinckley fire station released the driver from his Honda, the only vehicle involved in the collision, after being called at 11.47pm. Police said the man was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary by East Midlands Ambulance Service suffering from minor injuries.