Fire crews were called to the scene of a single-vehicle collision, removing the roof of the car to rescue the casualty.

At about 7.30pm yesterday (March 2), crews from Carlisle East and West Fire Stations were contacted for assistance with the collision.

The incident took place in the underpass at the western end of West Tower Street, Carlisle.

On arrival, the firefighters performed casualty care, and gave oxygen to the sole occupant of the vehicle.

Paramedics were quickly in attendance and, after stabilising the casualty, fire crews and paramedics performed a roof removal to enable a spine board to be used to rescue the driver.

Crews were on scene for about one hour, and used specialised cutting gear to remove the roof.

The casualty was taken by ambulance to Cumberland Infirmary for further assessment.