A man was taken to hospital after two cars crashed outside a village pub.

The accident happened just before 8.20am this morning on the B1149 Holt Road, close to the Marsham Arms in Hevingham, between Norwich and Aylsham.

A Norfolk police spokesman said a Fiat Punto and Mercedes c200 were involved and a man was trapped in the Mercedes.

She said the trapped man suffered with neck and back pain, following the crash, and he was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital as a precaution.

Firefighters from Sprowston and Earlham and paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust were called.

The road was blocked for a short time but reopened at 10.15am.