A MUM and her four-year-old son had a lucky escape from a rush-hour smash which left their car a burnt-out wreck.

Ellie Cutler and her son were in a vehicle which collided with another about a mile south of the Science Museum, near Wroughton.

The other car, carrying three female passengers, was also left wrecked by the side of the A4361 after the accident just after 8am.

All five people in the cars were taken to hospital but no one had serious injuries.

Ellie, 33, a Nationwide employee from Broad Hinton, suffered a gash to the head.

Ellie’s mum Angela, 56, spoke of her relief after driving to the scene to make sure the pair were safe.

“I’m just totally relieved and very happy they are okay,” she said.

“My daughter had her four-year-old son in the back and it was very scary.

“It doesn’t matter about the car. The main thing is that they’re okay. My daughter had a gash to her head and she was taken to the hospital by Ambulance.

“I hope the people in the other car are okay, too. This could have been so much worse and it just shows you don’t know what’s going to happen from one day to the next. It makes you realise every day is a blessing.”

Angela, an author, added: “There have been so many accidents along this stretch of road in the summer when people pull out of the junction.

“The hedgerows have been high and people in small cars find it difficult to see what’s coming.

“Your heart’s in your mouth when you pull into the road.

“The hedgerows have been cut back now though so it’s not such a problem. It must have been visibility this morning.”

Police directed traffic on the road while the wreckage was cleared away. Ambulance and fire crews also attended.

The mum had been driving a blue Ford Fusion which collided with a grey Fiat Punto in rainy conditions.

PC Chris Barham, of the Central Roads Policing Unit in Swindon, said: “We responded to calls at 8.07am.

“The blue car pulled out of a junction and collided with the other vehicle going towards Swindon.

“There was an electrical fire in one of the vehicles which was extinguished by the fire service.

“Fortunately no one was seriously injured.”