A WOMAN was cut free from her car this evening following a crash on the A12.Firefighters used specialist cutting equipment to free the woman following the accident at the slip road onto the A120 at the Crown Interchange in Colchester.

A WOMAN was cut free from her car this evening following a crash on the A12.

Firefighters used specialist cutting equipment to free the woman following the accident on the slip road onto the A120 at the Crown Interchange in Colchester.

They administered first aid at the scene while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.

Fire crews from Colchester and Manningtree attended the incident at 5.51pm. The woman was freed at 6.37pm and was taken to Colchester General Hospital by ambulance.

The accident involved one vehicle.