A WOMAN trapped in a car following a road traffic collision near Brandon this afternoon, escaped with minor injuries.

A WOMAN trapped in a car following a road traffic collision near Brandon this afternoon, escaped with minor injuries.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the two-vehicle head-on incident at Sedge Fen, near Lakenheath at about 12.30pm.

Fire crews from Elmswell, Mildenhall and Newmarket attended to help free the 52-year-old lady trapped in a vehicle.

Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to release the lady. She was treated at the scene for minor injuries but did not need further treatment at hospital.