A MAN in his 70s was taken to hospital after the car he was driving was involved in a crash in Childswickham, Broadway.

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) paramedic Simon Clare tweeted a picture of the car the 73-year-old was driving, which had been in collision with a tree.

The WMAS's twitter account reports that an off duty nurse stopped and helped the man after the incident at 7am this morning, (Monday).

After treatment he was taken by ambulance to Gloucester A&E with head and chest pain, with concerns about his existing medical conditions.