Motorbike passenger trapped under car

A pillion rider was trapped by her hip underneath a car following a collision in London Road on Sunday afternoon.

The accident happened at approximately 4.15pm at the junction with Chepbourne Road and a fire crew from Bexhill station was needed to free the passenger from under the offside sill of the Toyota Corrolla.

Fire fighters used airbag lifting equipment to raise the vehicle off her and allow ambulance staff access to use a scoop stretcher.

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It is understood she was travelling with her father on his BMW motorbike and the Toyota was driven by a young woman out with her grandmother - all four live in Bexhill.

The woman, believed to be in her 20's, suffered minor injuries only and was treated for whiplash at the Conquest Hospital.