TWO people have been taken to hospital following a crash in Kingswinford.

Emergency services were called to the junction of the A449 and Lodge Lane following reports of a crash between two cars, just after 9am this morning (February 17).

The driver of one of the cars was cut free from her vehicle by the fire service and was treated at the scene for serious injuries, before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

A man, the driver of the second car, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Russells Hall Hospital.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of a two-car RTC at the junction of the A449 and A4101 at 9.02am and sent two ambulances and a paramedic officer to the scene. On arrival we discovered two patients.

“The driver of one of the cars, a woman, had to be cut free from her vehicle by the fire service. She was treated for serious injuries, not believed to be life-threatening, before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

“The driver of the second car, a man, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Russell’s Hall Hospital for further assessment.”