A MAN was taken to hospital after a van crashed into a tree in Kidderminster.

The smash happened at the junction of The Croft and Sutton Park Road just before 6pm yesterday (Monday, May 3).

One ambulance was sent out to the scene of the crash and one man found outside the van on its arrival.

He was treated for injuries before being taken to Worcester Royal Hospital. Police attended the incident and closed the road.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a van that had crashed into a tree at the junction of The Croft and Sutton Park Road at 5.46pm yesterday, one ambulance attended the scene.

"On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who was out of the vehicle on our arrival.

"He was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Worcester Royal Hospital for further treatment."