(Image: Stuart Boulton/NORTHERN ECHO)
A car was left on its side on the hard shoulder of the A1(M) in North Yorkshire after a crash yesterday afternoon (October 6), which saw firefighters, ambulance and police attend.
Emergency services were called to the southbound carriageway, near Ripon, at around 5.30pm, following reports of a single-vehicle smash.
Firefighters from Bedale, Northallerton and Ripon all attended.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Bedale, Northallerton and Ripon responded to a single-vehicle road traffic collision with a vehicle stuck on its side, resting on the hard shoulder.
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"Crews arrived on scene to a vehicle resting on its side in the hard shoulder. Both casualties were in the care of ambulance crews and were being assessed.
"Crews carried out scene safety only by removing and isolating the vehicle batteries and isolating the gas.
"Crews used small tools and a thermal imaging camera to monitor the temperature of the vehicle and batteries."