Inspector Justin Marks, who was in charge of coordinating the rescue and recovery, said: “For an unknown reason the vehicle left the road and has rolled a number of times.”

The single vehicle accident occurred at about 8.30am, and Inspector Marks said that the woman was trapped for about 30 minutes as the fire services assisted by ambulance officers and the Rural Fire Service used cutting equipment to prise open the door of the ute.

Inspector Marks said that the woman was believed to have chest and leg injuries and a possible broken leg.

The woman was taken straight to Bega Hospital and is reported to be in a stable condition with “relatively minor injuries” according to ambulance officers.

Inspector Marks said that Merimbula Police would be conducting enquiries into the cause of the accident.