A MAN was taken to hospital this morning at 11.05am after suffering an electric shock.

The electrical contractor was fitting a boiler at a domestic property in Beaudesert Road in Hollywood when the incident happened.

Redditch firefighters were called to the scene and cut off the electricity and gas supply, making the property safe.

It is believed the man was taken to a medical centre opposite the address before paramedics arrived to take him to hospital.