At 04.53hrs on the 13th January the Emergency Services Joint Control Room mobilised fire crews from Douglas station to attend a single vehicle road traffic collision at the Blackboards, Ballasalla. Adverse driving conditions, due to a recent snow shower, had led to the car leaving the road and rolling approximately 20 metres down a steep tree lined bank into a field. The single occupant had escaped serious injury but required assistance from their vehicle to place of safety. Firefighters used a ladder and an improvised handrail to walk the driver to the roadside where they were met by Paramedics.

The vehicle was made safe so that it could be recovered.

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