FIRE teams were called to the scene of a crash today which saw a woman trapped in her car.

Crews from Chelmsford were called to Swan Lane in Margaretting today at around 10.15am.

It came following reports of a single-vehicle road collision.

Firefighters arrived and found a woman trapped in her car, which was upside-down at the time.

The woman was freed around 45 minutes later.

An Essex County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "Firefighters were called to reports of a single-vehicle road traffic collision.

"On arrival firefighters reported that the car was on its roof and a woman in her 30s was trapped inside.

"Firefighters worked to release the woman by 10:55am and left her in the care of the Ambulance Service."