Flooding causes travel disruption in Somerset and Devon as drivers rescued from vehicles

  • Homes and gardens in Chard were hit by flash flooding overnight

Roads in Devon and Somerset were impacted by flooding in the early hours of Monday 30 September.

It followed a number of flood alerts and warnings from the Environment Agency.

Axminster Fire Station said a vehicle got stuck at Weycroft Bridge and the road was "impassable".

It said Trafalgar Way was also closed due to flooding.

Crews from Axminster Fire Station attended multiple incidents in the early hours of Monday 30 September of vehicles stuck in floodwater.

Stranded driver rescued by fire crews

Meanwhile, a driver was rescued from their car near the A358, at Ilminster in Somerset, after becoming stuck in the floodwater.

In a post on Facebook, Ilminster Fire Station said: "This morning a crew from Ilminster attended a casualty stuck in flood water at Stibbear Lane near the A358."We were assisted by a crew from Chard Fire Station and utilized our water rescue equipment."With the heavy rainfall we've experienced and are still due, please do not attempt to drive through any floodwater."

The driver of this car had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck near the A358 Credit: Ilminster Fire Station

Ongoing road closures

Devon

  • A3052 Colyford is impassable in both directions due to flooding between B3172 (Axmouth turn-off) and B3161 Coly Road.

Somerset

  • West Mudford Road in both directions closed due to flooding from the A359 (Mudford) to Ashington Lane (Ashington). Ongoing since Friday morning.

The following roads have now reopened

  • A358 has re-opened after earlier flooding between Stibbear Lane and Donyatt Hill.

  • A358 Chard Road in both directions was blocked due to flooding from Second Avenue to Goldsmith Lane. A bus was reported to have got stuck in the flood water.

  • A358 Weycroft Bridge was impassable due to flooding near Lodge Lane.

  • The Trafalgar Way in both directions was blocked due to flooding between A35 and A358 King Edward Road. By the Showground, with a vehicle stuck in the water.