A driver was "lucky to escape with minor injuries" after a car hit standing water near South Derbyshire and careered into a lamppost, police have said.

Officers from Derbyshire Police's roads policing unit took to social media to warn other motorists to "drive to the conditions," following the incident, which happened on the slip road from the A6 to the A50, near Alvaston.

A Derbyshire police spokesman wrote on Twitter: "A50 Junction 2 to Junction 3. Lucky to escape with minor injuries after hitting standing water then a lamppost. Drive to the conditions."

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service was also called to the scene of the incident, which happened just after 5pm on Sunday. A crew from the city's Ascot Drive fire station attended.

A spokesman tweeted: "17:19 #AscotDrive_RED in attendance at an RTC on the A6 slip road to the A50. 1 car into a lamp post. Crews are making the vehicle safe."

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