A driver has been taken to hospital after colliding with a roundabout at high speed. Emergency services were called to the A46/A17 roundabout in Newark at around 2:40am on Friday, May 5.
The vehicle had collided with the roundabout and caught fire. A man escaped the vehicle and was transported to hospital by ambulance to treat his injuries which are believed to be minor.
A Nottinghamshire Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called to the A46/A17 roundabout in Newark, at around 2.40am on Friday (5 May 2023), following reports of a road collision involving one car. The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital where they received treatment for minor injuries.
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“Inquiries are still ongoing into this incident, so we’d ask anyone who witnessed what happened to call the police on 101, quoting incident 59 of 5 May 2023.”
A Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson added: " We were called on Friday 5 May at 2:37am to a road traffic collision on Winthorpe Roundabout in Newark. Newark and Collingham fire crews attended the incident.
"A car had collided with the roundabout at high-speed causing the vehicle to catch fire. A man escaped the vehicle with minor injuries and was transported to hospital by ambulance."
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