A MAN had to be helped out of his vehicle following a crash.

It happened in Whitby Road in Cloughton, just before 5.30pm on Friday, and involved a Rover estate.

Fire crews from Scarborough and Robin Hood's Bay attended the accident.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire Service said the man was not physically trapped, but unable to exit vehicle due to a hedge.

They added that crews cut away hedge and left man in care of paramedics with minor chest injuries caused by the air bag.