TWO people were taken to hospital following a crash in Bidford, near Evesham, last night.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Stratford Road, Bidford, at just after 5.50pm yesterday evening (Thursday, February 12) where the crash involving two cars had taken place.

Three people were treated at the scene, with a man in his fifties being taken to hospital with serious chest, pelvic and leg injuries. A woman suffering abrasions and shock was also admitted for further treatment.

A service spokesman said: "The female driver of the first vehicle involved was treated for abrasions and shock. She was taken to the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.

"A male passenger his fifties was treated for serious chest, pelvic and leg injuries. He was immobilised with the use of a neck collar, spinal board and splints before being given pain relief and conveyed to the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.

“A man in his thirties travelling in the second vehicle involved was uninjured and was assessed by ambulance crews at the scene."

One ambulance together with a paramedic officer and a community paramedic in a rapid response car attended the scene.