A MIDDLE-AGED woman was freed from her car by firefighters today after a triple vehicle smash.

The injured motorist’s Fiat 500 was in collision with two other cars on the A34 in Winchester at noon close to junction nine of the M3.

Crews from Winchester and Eastleigh fire stations used cutting gear to free her before she was taken to hospital by paramedics for suspected lower back and neck injuries.

Motorists were caught in long tailbacks as police closed the road for more than an hour to clear the wreckage.

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