Man cut free from car on busy Ecclesall Road in Sheffield

A driver has been cut free from a car on Ecclesall Road this morning

The 21-year-old was cut free by firefighters after the Volkswagen Golf he was driving landed on its side in a collision reported just after 7am.

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Ecclesall Road is closed between Rustlings Road and Greystones Road while emergency services deal with the incident.

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Police, paramedics and firefighters were all at the scene earlier.

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Fire crews involved in cutting the casualty free have left the scene but police officers remain there while enquiries are carried out and a clean-up operation is mounted.

South Yorkshire Police said the driver’s injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

Motorists have been warned to avoid the area.