FIRE crews released a person trapped in their vehicle after a crash outside Buckfastleigh yesterday evening (Friday).

A Fire Control spokesperson reports: ‘Crews from Buckfastleigh and Totnes attended a road traffic collision involving two private vehicles on the Dart Bridge Road just outside of Buckfastleigh shortly before 8pm.

‘Crews rescued one casualty from a vehicle using small tools and a triple extension ladder.

‘The crews left the casualty in the hands of ambulance personnel.’