FIVE people have been taken to hospital after a crash on the A64 near York this morning (December 28).

It happened near the Four Alls Inn pub close to Stockton-on-the-Forest and involved a silver BMW and a silver Mercedes, North Yorkshire Police said.

The collision was reported to the force at 11.25am.

The road was closed between the junction for Sand Hutton and North Lane heading into Huntington, but reopened at about 1.20pm.

There were long delays in the area following the crash.

A police spokesman added: "Five people have been taken to hospital. This is as a precaution. Nobody is believed to be seriously injured."