PORLOCK Hill is blocked in both directions this evening after a crash involving a minibus and a 4x4 vehicle.

A man has been taken to hospital following the incident, which is affecting traffic between Porlock and Brendon.

Fire, police and the ambulance service were all called to the incident just after 4.30pm.

Fire engines from Porlock, Minehead and Lynton attended after reports of a crash involving a 4x4 and a 16-seater minibus, with three people involved.

The minibus overturned.

The crews found one male casualty trapped inside the 4x4, and all doors were removed from the vehicle to help the ambulance crews get him out.

The man was taken to Barnstaple Hospital qith a suspected fractured collarbone.

The driver of the landrover and the 17 year old passenger were uninjured.

All emergency services attended and the road will be open soon.