A 63-YEAR-OLD woman who was trapped in her car after an accident in North Yorkshire was cut free by firefighters and taken to hospital, suffering from chest, back and spinal injuries.

The collision between a van and a car happened at 1.45pm this afternoon on the A19 at East Rounton, north of Northallerton. The van's occupants, males aged 17 and 32, were out before firefighters arrived and did not go to hospital.