FOUR people were taken to hospital, one by air ambulance, following a road traffic collision near Evesham on Friday afternoon..

Emergency services were called to the A46 at Norton shortly after 5pm after the collision, which involved two cars.

Two ambulance crews, a paramedic area support officer in a rapid response vehicle and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham attended.

A Fire crew from Evesham attended and cut two people free from one of the cars.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "A woman in her sixties who was a front seat passenger in one of the cars had a head wound and a suspected leg injury. She was immobilised and was flown to Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The driver of the car, a man in his sixties, was taken to the same hospital by land ambulance with suspected concussion.

"In the other car were a man in his sixties and a woman in her fifties. They had minor injuries and were both taken in the same land ambulance together to the Alexandra Hospital for further checks."