A MAN had to be cut free from a car following a traffic collision near Shipton-under-Wychwood.

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue service was called to the A361 near the village yesterday shortly after 8am.

A fire service spokeswoman said: “Messages received indicated one male was trapped in a vehicle.

“He was released by the fire service and handed over to the ambulance service.”

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