AN ELDERLY man had to be rescued after he was trapped in his ditch-bound car.

The man was rescued by fire crews and treated by the ambulance service, after his car had ended up in a ditch on Progress Road, Southend at around 6pm on Sunday.

There were no other cars involved in the incident.

Firefighters scrambled to rescue the elderly man, cutting away trees before leaving him in the care of the ambulance service.