An elderly woman left trapped in a car after a crash was helped by off-duty medics.

The emergency services were called to Busheyfields Road, Herne just after 11am today following a three-car collision.

Firefighters had to free the elderly woman who was trapped in one of the vehicles. They were assisted by an off-duty nurse and doctor before an ambulance arrived.

Crews used hydraulic rescue equipment to release the woman, whose exact age is not known.

She was placed on a long board and taken to hospital by ambulance.