Firefighters had to free a casualty following an accident involving two vehicles yesterday (Thursday) morning.

Firefighters had to free a casualty following an accident involving two vans yesterday (Thursday) morning.

The crash happened at the crossroads at the end of School Lane, Broughton, at about 8.40am.

The vans, a Mercedes and a Peugeot, both ended up in a ditch, a police spokesman said.

Fire crews from Huntingdon and Chatteris were sent and helped to free one of those involved.

A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said its medics treated a man in his 30s who had an injury to his pelvis.

He was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. The other driver was not hurt, said the police spokesman.

The vans were recovered by 10.40am.