TWO people have been injured in a crash in York this afternoon.

The crash happened in Sim Balk Lane at about 1.20pm and involved a Nissan Micra and a Maserati.

A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said officers were still at the scene and the road would be closed until the vehicles had been recovered.

He said the woman, who was driving the Nissan, has been taken to York Hospital with shoulder, neck, face and leg injuries. The male driver of the Maserati also been injured.

The spokesman said neither driver had suffered life threatening injuries.