THREE people were taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton this morning following an accident on the A358.

One person was cut free from a car by firefighters but none of the drivers or passengers suffered life-threatening or life-changing injuries.

The incident happened outside Norton Manor Camp, between Norton Fitzwarren and Bishop's Lydeard.

The vehicles involved were a Honda Civic, a Ford Focus and a Citroen Xantia.

The accident caused severe delays for commuters, with traffic on the B3227 backing up as far as Preston Bowyer.