A CAR has crashed into the side of a hotel in York.

An eyewitness at the scene said the vehicle has driven into the DoubleTree by Hilton on St Maurice’s Road and a window has "crumpled".

Police said the woman who was driving the car has been taken to York Hospital with suspected chest pains.

A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said officers were called to the scene of a three vehicle crash.

One lane of the road was blocked and the footpath was closed, but police say the road has now reopened and thanked the public for their patience.

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