Upton: Woman was cut from car

Fire crews from Pontefract and South Kirkby were called to the scene at the junction of Common Lane and the A638 Doncaster Road at around 7.55am yesterday.

Two cars - a Hyundai i20 and a 4x4 - had collided and the Hyundai had flipped on to its side.

The woman driver, the only person in the car, had become trapped.

Firefighters cut her from the vehicle and she was taken to hospital.Her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.

Watch Commander Colin Stringer of South Kirkby fire station said: “The cause of this is as yet unknown.”