Fire crews cut man out of car impaled on barrier after crash in Carnforth
Firefighters cut a man out of a car impaled on a barrier after a road traffic collision in Carnforth.
Carnforth and Bolton-le-Sands crews turned out to a serious single-vehicle collision on the M6 access slip road A6070 in Carnforth on August 31 at 7.57pm.
On arrival, they said they found a car impaled on the safety barrier with a casualty trapped inside.
Using Holmatro cutting equipment, fire crews removed the vehicle's doors and roof to safely extract the driver.
The casualty, which police said was a man, was immediately handed over to colleagues at the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).
The slip road remained fully closed throughout the rescue and recovery operations.
Crews were in attendance for 45 minutes.