A man injured his back after a car hit a tree in a north Norfolk village.

The incident involved a grey Ford Fiesta and happened at 1.40am this morning on the A149 North Walsham Road, Northrepps, near Cromer.

Firefighters from Cromer were called as well as paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) in a land ambulance and rapid response vehicle.

An EEAST spokesman said a man, believed to be in his 20s, was assessed by paramedics for a back injury but was left in the care of police officers.

Paramedics were also called to an address on Leman Road, Gorleston, at 10.32pm last night following reports of a man suffering with chest pains

He was taken to the James Paget University Hospital.

In a separate incident, paramedics were called to Balfour Street in Norwich at 11.38pm last night following concerns over a woman's welfare.

She was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.