THREE people have been taken to hospital following a crash in Severn Stoke.

Ambulance crews were called to a collision involved a car and two buildings on the A38 at 3.45pm yesterday.

Two people were taken to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital and one woman in her 80s was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

She was given pain relief and immobilised at the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “No-one in either building was injured, but there were three casualties in the car.

“A female front-seat passenger who is in her eighties had a fractured ankle and a fractured wrist. She was given pain relief at the scene, was immobilised with the use of a scoop stretcher and neck collar and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

“A man in his fifties who was a rear seat passenger had a chest injury. He was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

“The driver, a man in his 80s, had tenderness in his back. With the help of the fire service, he was cut free from the car. He was immobilised on a scoop stretcher and a neck collar was applied. He was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

“After the three ambulances had left, the paramedic area support officer who remained at the scene for a little while longer was approached by a man who watched our crews’ handling of the situation and said he was reassured.”