A PEDESTRIAN has been taken to hospital after being struck by a car in York city centre.

The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it was called at just after 2pm today to a collision between a car and a pedestrian at the junction of Tanner Row and George Hudson Street.

A spokeswoman said one patient was taken to York Hospital.

North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said a fire crew was flagged down in Rougier Street at just after 2pm, after a vehicle had hit two pedestrians who were crossing a road. 

It said the crew provided first aid with paramedics and both pedestrians were believed to have suffered minor injuries only.