Gloucestershire tractor overturns in crash near St Briavels

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service Overturned tractorGloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Two fire engines attended the crash near St Briavels

The driver of a tractor has been taken to hospital after it overturned in a narrow lane.

The crash happened near St Briavels in west Gloucestershire shortly before 20:30 BST on Wednesday, closing the B4228 while the vehicle was recovered.

Two fire engines from Coleford were called to the scene and the driver was taken to hospital by South Western Ambulance Service crews.

Gloucestershire Police said the road closure was lifted at 22:30 BST.

Officers were called to Barrowell Lane following reports of an overturned tractor between Pettymarsh Lane and Horsefield Lane.

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read  and  before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.
Presentational grey line

Follow BBC West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: [email protected]