PART of the A44 is closed both ways following a crash in Moreton this morning.

Emergency services were called just before 7am after a white VW van and Kia car collided  on the A44 between Moreton and Bourton-on-the-Hill.

Two ambulances and a fire crew from Moreton and Stow went to the scene along with the police.

One person suffered rib injuries and was taken to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, while the other casualty suffered a hand injury and was taken to Cheltenham General Hospital.

A Gloucestershire Police spokesman said the injuries were not thought to be life threatening.

The road is now closed and police are directing traffic due to an oil spillage and a diversion is in place.