A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after a car crashed into a lamppost in Kidderminster.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the collision on the Ringway, A451, just after 8.22pm yesterday (Thursday, May 13).

A male teenager was trapped inside the car and had to be freed by fire crews using heavy rescue equipment.

The man was treated for injuries not believed to be serious by an ambulance crew.

He was then taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital for further assessment.

Police were also at the scene of the crash.