TWO people were hurt in a crash near Worcester earlier today with one driver taken to hospital. 

The crash happened on the A44 Evesham Road near Sneachill, Worcester just before 8am this morning.

A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of an RTC on Evesham Road near Sneachill, Worcester just before 8am.

"An ambulance and paramedic officer were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews discovered two cars had been involved in a collision.

"The driver of the first car, a man, was treated by ambulance staff for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Alexandra Hospital for further treatment.

"The driver of the second car, a woman, was assessed by medics but did not require hospital treatment and so was given self-care advice and discharged at the scene."