Drama on A49

12:18pm Monday 26th February 2007

A LORRY driver was rescued from his overturned vehicle after it jackknifed on the A49 today.

Firefighters and paramedics started to rescue the driver, who was trapped in his cab, after the accident at around 5.55am.

Three crews of firefighters from Hereford were joined at Lyde by a specialist team from Droitwich, Mercia Accident Rescue Service (MARS) and an ambulance crew.

The lorry, which contained a load a chicken feed, came to rest in the gardens of properties adjacent to the road - ironically feet away from a shed containing hens.

Alec Mackie, spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Service, said the HGV travelled 150 yards after leaving the road before crashing into a wooded area.

"We had to cut away trees to get access," he said. "The driver was on his own, up-side-down, trapped by his legs and was facing the wrong way round in his cab."