Driver escapes injury after taxi lands on its side after crash on Portsmouth road
Police were called to a two-car collision on Winston Churchill Avenue at 6.13pm yesterday.
Pictures from the scene show a taxi flipped over on its side against the railings on the main road.
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Hide AdA spokesman for Hampshire Constabulary said that no-one was injured in the crash.
Crew manager Barry Hodgkin from Southsea Fire Station attended the incident.
He told The News last night: ‘We received a call to the incident at 6.10pm.
‘When we arrived there was a taxi on its side following a single-vehicle collision – there wasn't much for us to do because the driver had already managed to get out of the car.’
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Hide AdCharmaine Kingston, 44, phoned emergency services when she saw what happened.
She said: ‘I was inside when I heard the sound of a crash outside.
‘As soon as I saw the car on its side, I was just hoping the driver was okay.
‘Where the taxi was on its side the driver needed help getting out – they looked so shaken, bless them.’