FIREFIGHTERS used a winch to free a man trapped against a wall by a car at lunchtime today.

The man suffered chest injuries, and was taken by ambulance to Leighton Hospital at Crewe.

Fire engines from Northwich, Knutsford and Wilmslow were called to the incident at Cheese Hill Lane, Norley, at 12.38pm.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said a saloon car had rolled down a drive and trapped the man against a wall, and after being freed he was handed into the care of paramedics.

North West Ambulance Service said they received a call at 12.34pm, and the man had suffered minor chest injuries.