A WOMAN in her 30s suffered chest pain and a knee injury following a three-car crash between Powick and Malvern this afternoon.

Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene on the A449 near the Halfway House at about 3.25pm this afternoon.

The woman was treated at the scene for a knee injury and chest pain caused by her seatbelt but did not need to be taken to hospital.

The road was not blocked following the crash but one of the cars involved is believed to have been damaged beyond repair.