A MAN has sustained leg injuries after becoming trapped in a cement mixer.

The Fire Service responded to the call at 4.20pm this afternoon (Sunday) at Pathfields Industrial Estate, South Molton.

Fire crews arrived at the scene and immediately began to cut the casualty free as well as offer first aid.

An ambulance arrived shortly after and took the injured man to hospital.

There are no clear reports as to how the man got into difficulty within the cement mixer.