A van became stranded in deep water on the A38 near Wellington early today.

Firefighters from the Wellington Station were quickly on the scene at Ham, near the Blackdown Garden Centre, and one using water rescue equipment helped the driver to safety.

Crew members managed the traffic around the obstacle and flood water until a highways team arrived to take over. The van and floodwater have continued to cause delays on the road through the morning.

A spokesperson for Wellington Fire Station said: "An early call to Piccadilly corner near Ham this morning where there was deep water in the road.

"One firefighter donned water rescue equipment to aid the driver. Crews managed traffic until daylight and highways to take over."

Travel Somerset, the county council highways team, reported slow traffic on the main road between Wellington and Taunton due to the incident just before 7am on Saturday.

There were reports of congestion on the route throughout the morning, with traffic reports showing the worst problem westbound towards Wellington.

Roads around Wellington were affected by flooding after a night of heavy rain.

A flood alert was issued for rivers in West Somerset including the River Tone catchment between Wellington and Taunton.

Roads around Nynehead were closed again due to flood water blocking traffic, following problems earlier in the week.

Local sport has been affected with matches called off. Read more about the sport situation here.

We've been following the developing situation caused by the rain and floods across West Somerset through Saturday on our live blog here.