A WOMAN in her 70s was taken to hospital after she slipped down a bank.

The ambulance service was called to Stretton Sugwas this morning at 11.29am.

They were met at the village hall and taken to the spot where a woman had slipped down a bank at a quarry.

An ambulance spokesman said the patient was treated for a minor leg injury and taken to Hereford County Hospital.

A fire crew from Hereford assisted the ambulance service.