PHOTO: Motorist crashes into frozen stream in Derbyshire

A man was taken into hospital after he became trapped in his car when it crashed into a ledge over a frozen stream in Derbyshire.

Derbyshire Fire Service were called to rescue the casualty from the vehicle on Chesterfield Road, near Rowsley, at around 9.10pm last night (February 14).A service spokesman said the crews stabilised the car and the man was able to get out by himself.By 10pm he was in the hands of the ambulance service and en route to hospital.

Image of the scene after a car accident on the ice in Derbyshireplaceholder image
Image of the scene after a car accident on the ice in Derbyshire
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