Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS A vehicle that left the Everett Turnpike Exit 13 ramp and rolled over, pinning the driver underneath it, on Monday appaears to have left this set of skid marks. State troopers investigate the incident while a Bedford Fire rescue truck blocks one lane. (Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS)

BEDFORD — Police, firefighters and rescue personnel succeeded early Monday afternoon in a rescue operation that ultimately freed a man who became trapped under his overturned vehicle in a single-car crash.

The man, whose identity wasn’t immediately known, was found underneath the car by Bedford and Manchester firefighters and state police troopers who were called around 1:40 p.m. to the southbound lanes of the Exit 13 off-ramp of the Everett Turnpike.

Only the trapped man’s head was visible when rescuers arrived, witnesses said.

Bedford firefighters requested assistance from the Manchester department, which dispatched a specially-equipped rescue truck to the scene.

In the meantime, Bedford crews were able to lift the vehicle using specially designed air inflation bags, and slide into place cribbing and blocking material to stabilize the vehicle.

Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS First responders who took part in the rescue Monday afternoon of a man who was pinned under his rolled over vehicle collect their equipment after the rescue was complete. Crews succeeded in pulling the man safely from under the car, and he was taken to a local hospital for treatment. (Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS)

They then eased the man from under the car, and administered first aid before taking him to an awaiting ambulance for transport to the Elliot Hospital in Manchester.

The extent, and severity, of the man’s injuries weren’t available as of late Monday.

–JEFFREY HASTINGS