Elderly motorist crashed her car into a house in Southwold today

AN elderly motorist crashed into a house in north Suffolk today.

A woman driving a silver Smart car crashed into a property at the junction of Wymering Road and Manor Park Road in Southwold at around 9.40am, causing damage to a fence.

A Suffolk police spokesman said the driver, believed to be in her 80s, suffered minor injuries to her hand and knee and was taken to hospital for treatment.