Road traffic collision - man trapped

Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision on the M25 at Waltham Abbey between junctions 26 and 27.

On arrival, crews reported that a van and a lorry had collided and a man was trapped in his vehicle.

Firefighters rescued the man by 5:53am and he was left in the care of the Ambulance Service.

Could you be an on-call firefighter?

Firefighters from Waltham Abbey Fire Station are on-call firefighters, who all live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station and attend incidents.

If you live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station, you could be an on-call firefighter and be paid to protect your community.

Find out more about the role at join.essex-fire.gov.uk/on-call