A PERSON has been taken to hospital following a crash in York.

The collision happened in Malton Road at the junction near Elmfield Avenue at about 11.20am.

An eyewitness said that a man was put on a stretcher board in the road but appeared to be conscious.

It is not known whether he was a pedestrian or a cyclist or whether other vehicles were involved.

An ambulance took the man from the scene.

The road is now clear.