TWO people were taken to hospital - one by air ambulance - following a collision on the A19 this afternoon.

Police, firefighters and paramedics all attended the scene, close to the Church Lane junction, in Thormanby, when a Peuegot 206 and Mitsubishi Space Star were in collision with each other.

The driver of the Mitsubishi, a man in his late 20s, was cut out of the car and taken to Leeds General Infirmary suffering from non life-threatening abdominal and chest injuries.

Another man was taken to York Hospital with minor injuries.

A section of the road was closed for two hours while the emergency services worked at the scene.