A WOMAN was taken to hospital this afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash in Pershore.

Police, the fire service and an ambulance were called to the scene at around midday.

A spokesman for the West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: “We were called by police at 12:17pm to a multi-vehicle RTC at the junction of the A44 and Salters Lane in Pershore.

"We sent two ambulances to the scene. Crews treated a woman for injuries not believed to be serious before conveying her to Worcestershire Royal Hospital for further treatment.

"A second woman from a separate vehicle was treated for minor injuries and discharged at the scene.”