FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a woman trapped in a car following a two-vehicle crash near Bluewater.

A crew from Thameside attended the crash near the Bean Interchange on the London-bound A2 at 5.57pm yesterday.

Firefighters had to use hydraulic rescue equipment to cut the woman out.

The woman, believed to be in her 40s, was taken to Darent Valley Hospital with neck and back pain.