A road has been closed temporarily after a car flipped onto and another car.

Onlookers watched as fire fighters tried to resolve the tricky situation in Rochester Road, Burham, at around 9.45am.

The small grey Fiat had tipped onto its side and became wedged in the road against another vehicle.

As a result, traffic couldn’t get through and pedestrians were stopped due to fear of any potential vehicle fires.

One witness at the scene said: “Emergency services got an elderly man from the car as he was trapped.

“They’ve advised no one can walk past on the pavement as they are concerned re fires from the cars that crashed.”

One person said diverted traffic along Rochester Road due to a new one-way system had helped cause the issue.

While another joked: “You can’t park there mate!”

A fire service spokesman said: “We were called at 9.44am today to reports of a crash involving three vehicles in Rochester.

“Two fire engines attended, and crews used battery powered tools to remove the door of a vehicle to release one person, who was passed into the care of SECAmb paramedics.”

Police have been asked for more information.