Car upturns near Burnham after motorist swerves to avoid badger

Published: September 30, 2008
Car upturns near Burnham after motorist swerves to avoid badger

The A38 near Burnham-On-Sea was closed for almost an hour on Monday evening (September 29th) after the driver of this car swerved to avoid a badger and ended up careering off the road.

The silver Ford Puma ended up on its roof, leaving the driver "shocked but otherwise not seriously hurt."

Police spokesman Wayne Baker told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "We received reports of an accident on the A38 at 9.15pm."

"The car had upturned, leaving the road briefly closed at around 11.15pm for recovery."

The Highways Agency was also called to the scene to remove debris from the road.

The A38 was fully re-opened again at 12.15am on Tuesday morning (September 30th) when the incident had been cleared.

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