Driver taken to hospital after mounting kerb and overturning his car in Northampton

Firefighters and police were on the scene earlier today
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A driver mounted a kerb and overturned his car on Clannell Road in Northampton earlier today (April 27).

Police and the fire service were called to the crash at around 12.20pm, which happened near Woody's Restaurant.

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A spokeswoman for the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "On arrival at the scene, the crew found the driver had been helped out of the vehicle and had suffered minor injuries. He was transported by ambulance to hospital as a precaution."

Firefighters used a HIAB crane to flip the vehicle on its correct side and the crew took approximately one hour and 30 minutes to deal with the incident.

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