Fire crews were called to rescue a woman driver after her car crashed through a fence and plunged 80ft down an embankment last night.

The incident happened in Harden Road, Bingley, near the entrance to the St Ives Estate, at 11pm.

The Renault Clio left the road through the fence and slid down the embankment before coming to halt when it hit another fence.

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Crews from Bingley and Shipley were called to the scene along with ambulance and police, and found the 26-year-old female driver had pulled herself out of the car and collapsed at the side of the vehicle.

They secured the car with a harness attached to a tree to prevent it further sliding down the embankment. The woman was then secured to a bodyboard, carried up the embankment and transferred to hospital.

No other vehicles were thought to have been involved in the accident. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

Watch commander for Bingley Fire Station, Richard Lightowler, said: "We used a winch to make the car safe because it was teetering on the edge of the embankment and could have fallen further down. We assisted the ambulance crew in carrying the woman out on the board in case there were any head or back injuries. She was then taken to hospital by ambulance."