A devastating crash on the M27 leaves a driver trapped in her mangled vehicle, and a paramedic is forced to treat her injuries from inside the wreckage in plummeting temperatures. A coastguard helicopter crew flies out to rescue a fisherman swept out to sea by a freak wave, gritter drivers work to keep Scotland's roads clear, and a recover technician races to get a stranded motorist home in time to take his diabetes medication

The devastating impact of the Yorkshire floods in 2019, following people on the frontline of the flood response in some of the worst affected communities, like the village of Fishlake. Elsewhere, a smashed lorry is recovered from a busy motorway, and an elderly passenger is involved in a terrifying road traffic accident