Lucky escape for hatchback driver as car flips on country lane near Bridgnorth
A female motorist had a lucky escape after she rolled her hatchback on a dark country lane near Bridgnorth early on Thursday morning.
The incident on the B4555 on Chelmarsh Bank near Bridgnorth saw a fire crew called at 12.09am.
A spokesperson for Bridgnorth Fire Station said the driver of the car had managed to free herself before the fire crew arrived.
The spokesperson said: "Just after midnight we were alerted to a road traffic collision on Chelmarsh Bank.
"Thankfully the occupant of the vehicle was not trapped and and made her way out prior to the arrival of the emergency services.
"She was checked over on scene by paramedics.
"We wish the owner a speedy recovery."
The vehicle was made safe by fire crews and moved to one side of the carriageway to allow the road to reopen.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said a 20-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following the incident.
