Man taken to hospital after two-car crash near Wolverhampton

Ten firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene in Bridgnorth Road, Trescott, at about 5.30pm yesterday.

The road was closed due to fuel spillage after the crash which left the two cars with serious damage.

A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "It was a road traffic collision involving two cars.

"There was one man in each of the vehicles and they had got themselves out before we arrived.

"The road was closed in both directions due to fuel spillage."

Murray MacGregor, spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, said: "We sent an ambulance and a paramedic officer.

"Both cars had suffered significant front end damage.

"One man in his 20s was treated at the scene and taken to New Cross Hospital, while the other was assessed and treated then discharged at the scene."