Car wedged between Buckfastleigh house and wall after crash Published duration 9 February 2015

image copyright Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service image caption The driver was taken to hospital with a back injury

A car became wedged between a house and a wall following a crash in a Devon town.

Hydraulic cutters were used to free the driver from the vehicle, which crashed at Hamlyns Way, Buckfastleigh, at about 15:30 GMT on Sunday.

The man was taken to Torbay Hospital by ambulance. Fire crews said his seatbelt saved him from "serious injury". His condition is currently unknown.

Devon and Cornwall Police said it was unclear what had caused the crash.

Fire crews from Buckfastleigh and Ashburton helped rescue him.

image copyright Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service image caption Hydraulic cutters were used to free the man

image copyright Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service image caption The crash happened at about 15:30 GMT on Sunday

image copyright Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service image caption Fire crews from Buckfastleigh and Ashburton helped rescue him