Emergency services were called to a collision on a busy route near Hereford this afternoon.

West Mercia Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were both called to a collision on the A49 at Callow, just south of Hereford at shortly after 1pm this afternoon.

A van had collided with a tree.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service told Your Herefordshire:

“We were called to reports of a van that had crashed into a tree on the A49 at 1.18pm. 

“One ambulance and a paramedic officer attended the scene. 

“On arrival we discovered one male patient who was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Hereford County Hospital.”