A WOMAN was rescued from a vehicle yesterday after ending up upside down in a ditch.

The incident happened in Winterbourne Abbas at around 3pm after firefighters said the driver may have ‘blacked out’ behind the wheel.

Crews from Dorchester were sent to the scene.

Photo: Dorchester Fire Station

“It is believed the driver blacked out before coming off the road and into the ditch,” said a spokesperson from the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

“The female occupant was helped out via tunnelling from the boot and handed over to the waiting paramedics.

“The crews from Dorchester made sure the vehicle was left safe and then returned back to home station.”

It is understood the driver was not seriously injured.