A BOY was taken to hospital with leg injuries after a car came off the road yesterday.

The accident happened at about 6.30pm on Bringsty Common, near Bromyard.

The youngster was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

A second car came off the road a few minutes later on the same bend but no one was hurt.

Earlier in the day, about 3pm, a car had overturned in the same spot and a person was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

Meanwhile, a three-car accident brought traffic grinding to a halt in the north of the county.

Two people had to be cut from their cars in yesterday's accident, which happened on the B4090 road, in Feckenham, near Redditch, at 5.20pm.

The road was blocked for almost two hours due to petrol and oil spillages.

Four ambulances attended and four people were taken to Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, two on spinal boards.

An emergency fire tender from Worcester attended, as well as appliances from Droitwich and Redditch.

In a third accident, on City Walls Road, Worcester, at 5.30pm, a woman was injured after two cars were in collision, and was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.