A CAR swerved to avoid a bus near Crewkerne and got stuck in a ditch.

Police were called at 4.00pm to reports of a car trapped in a ditch on Clapton Road after swerving to narrowly avoid a bus. 

A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "We were called at 4.00pm to Clapton Road after reports a car was stuck in a ditch.

"When officers arrived the bus was gone and had driven away.

"No one was injured in the incident.

"There may be some delays on the road."