A WOMAN in her 70s was taken to hospital following a crash in the south of the county last week.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision which happened at the junction of the A49 and the B4348 at around 4.45pm on Friday.

A VW Kombi van was turning onto the A49 from the B4348 and a Peugeot 307 was travelling north on the A49 towards Hereford when the two vehicles collided.

The driver of the Peugeot suffered minor facial injuries while a passenger, a woman in her 70s, was also taken to hospital. No-one else was injured.

Police would like to speak with any witnesses to the incident or anyone who saw the vehicles and the manner in which they were being driven prior to the collision.

Anyone with information is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101 quoting incident number 563S of November 10.