A MAN was freed by firefighters after a skip lorry collided with the side of a house near Ellesmere Port.

Two fire crews from Powey Lane and Ellesmere Port were dispatched to the scene of the crash in Neston Road, Willaston, shortly before noon on Friday, December 4. A major rescue unit from Winsford was also called out.

On arrival crews found that the lorry had collided with the side of a house and a man was trapped between the lorry and the house.

Firefighters released the casualty and they have been passed to the care of paramedics. He sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

The crew have isolated the gas and electricity at the address and a cordon was put in place as a precautionary measure.