An official said that a 55-year-old autorickshaw driver suffered injuries and got trapped in his three-wheeler after it collided with a trailer truck in Thane city in the early hours of Friday, prompting firefighters to rescue him, reported news agency PTI.

Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Thane Municipal Corporation's Disaster Management Cell, said that the accident took place near the Shell petrol pump at Pachpakhadi area along the Eastern Express Highway, reported PTI.

"The autorickshaw was plying between Nitin Company Junction and Mulund Checkpoint when it collided with an unidentified trailer," Tadvi said, reported PTI.