A DRIVER was taken to hospital after an ambulance rapid response vehicle crashed near Selby while responding to a 999 call.

The collision happened at about 9.50am on Monday, at the junction of the B1222 and New Lennerton Lane in Sherburn-in-Elmet, and also involved a Skoda Octavia.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service said their driver, a 39-year-old man, was not hurt in the incident, but the 25-year-old male driver of the Skoda suffered a cut to his head and was taken to hospital as a precaution. An 18-year-old male passenger in the Skoda was also uninjured.

An ambulance-service spokeswoman said another response vehicle was sent to respond to the 999 call in place of the crashed vehicle.