AN 84-YEAR-old woman was taken to hospital after a crash involving three vehicles on the A590 at Meathop yesterday (Tuesday).

The woman, from Grange-over-Sands, was freed from her Suzuki car by firefighters and taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Police said the other two vehicles involved were a Renault wagon, and a Vauxhall Astra driven by a 60-year-old man from Leeds.

The road was closed for a short time after 4.30pm between the B5271 junction and Meathop Roundabout.