A WOMAN was cut free from a car following a road traffic incident today, Saturday, August 1.

The vehicle she was in left the road backwards this afternoon, according to a Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman.

Fire crews attended the incident near Blackwater, Buckland St Mary, at 3.35pm.

They stabilised the vehicle using a winch before removing the roof and removing the casualty, who was treated by paramedics.