The taxi driver who was the first victim of York's new rising bollard has spoken of his outrage that another driver has been injured.

Martin Elsender, of Scarborough, has been off the road since last Wednesday when, he says, the bollard in Stonebow rose up underneath his car causing damage which will cost an estimated £1,000 to repair.

He also hit his head after colliding with, and shattering, the windscreen.

On Monday a man was taken to hospital with facial injuries and whiplash after the bollard rose in front of his car.

The rising and falling bollard is activated by a special sensor fitted to authorised vehicles like buses, taxis and emergency vehicles.

It can also be activated by registration plate recognition, the intention being to keep unauthorised traffic out of Stonebow.

A City of York Council spokesman said the new feature was working correctly and the latest accident had happened as an unauthorised driver attempted to beat the bollard.

But a witness said it seemed the driver again failed to notice the obstacle, which was rising after an authorised bus passed over it.

Mr Elsender said: "Since my accident I've found out that a woman in Coventry has taken Coventry Council to court and won over a similar incident and there have been several write-offs in Cambridge.

"It sounds like this driver in York has done exactly the same thing as me."

He welcomed a proposal made yesterday by City of York Council to put in a flashing warning sign to highlight the bollard, but said: "It's a bit late for me now, isn't it?

"My car could be in the garage for two or three weeks and I'm earning nothing."

Mr Elsender said he would be trying to get in touch with the man who was injured in Monday's accident.