Woman cut free in crash

A woman had to be cut free from her car after a rush-hour crash in the Black Country.

Fire crews used cutting gear and heavy lifting equipment to remove the roof of the car to free the women, believed to be in her 20s.

The woman's ordeal happened when two cars crashed on the Pensnett Road, in Brierley Hill, close to the junction with Wallows Road at 5.20pm yesterday.

Her injuries were described as minor by ambulance crews.