A DRIVER in his 90s was taken to hospital following a crash with a parked car.

The crash, which involved three cars, took place in The Southend, Ledbury, shortly before 4.20pm on Wednesday.

An ambulance and a rapid response paramedic rushed to the scene, and treated three people - including a pedestrian.

The elderly driver suffered an arm injury and chest pain, and was taken to Hereford Hospital by ambulance.

The other patients did not require hospital treatment.

Police directed traffic around the scene and the road was blocked for at least 45 minutes, while the vehicles were recovered.

The cars involved in the crash were a blue Ford Fiesta, a grey Audi and a black Honda - however it is not know which was parked.

A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "The road was blocked initially, and eventually cleared up. We attended in a traffic management capacity."