A MAN had to be taken to hospital today after becoming trapped when a bus crashed into a fence.

The incident occurred near the bus garage in St Georges Street, Worcester, just after 7.30am. An ambulance and a senior paramedic officer attended the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived on scene to find a man trapped by a metal fence after a bus had collided with the barrier.

“The man in his sixties suffered chest, head and facial injuries. He received emergency treatment at the scene whilst being extricated.

“The patient was later transferred by ambulance to Worcester Hospital for further assessment and treatment.”