Firefighters free two people who became trapped after a car crash in Weymouth.

The incident happened at Chafeys Roundabout yestetday morning and involved two vehicles.

On-call firefighters rushed to the scene from the Remembrance Sunday service on Portland to assist colleagues from Weymouth.

Meanwhile, road closures were put in place while emergency services dealt with the incident.

A spokesman for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Weymouth whole time and on-call firefighters were called to a two-vehicle road traffic collision at Chafeys Roundabout.

“There were two medically trapped casualties who were handed over to the ambulance service.”

Motorists were told to find alternative routes and avoid the area if possible.

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Picture: Weymouth Fire Station