A MOTHER and baby had to be cut out of their car when it crashed on the A44 near Bromyard.

Firefighters had to cut off the roof of the Toyota Yaris to safely remove both the woman and a young child, believed to be 18-months-old.

The woman sustained a head injury in the crash, two miles from Bredenbury, near Bromyard.

Police and an ambulance were called to the scene at around 10.15am.

The road is closed while police investigate the incident.

Updates to follow.