FIREFIGHTERS helped free the driver of a flatbed truck that overturned on a roundabout in Cheshire.

The HGV involved in the accident was carrying large concrete blocks.

Three fire crews were called out to the crash at about 8.15am today (Monday, April 19) on the A49 at Weaverham Roundabout, Northwich.

A spokesman for the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Firefighters removed the windscreen of the vehicle to release the driver from the cab, he is not believed to have sustained any injuries.

"Crews were detained at the scene for around one hour."