TWO people have been taken to hospital after a car flipped on the A1(M) motorway today. A 52-year-old woman had to be cut out of a blue Renault Clio after it overturned on the southbound carriageway, close to junction 5 at WGC, just before 3pm this afternoon

FOUR people have been taken to hospital after a car hit the central reservation and flipped on the A1(M) motorway.

A 52-year-old woman from Blackpool had to be cut out of a blue Renault Clio after it overturned on the southbound carriageway, close to junction 5 at WGC, just before 3pm this afternoon (Wednesday).

She was taken to the Lister Hospital in Stevenage with a fractured collarbone and fractured hand.

A 60-year-old man from Staffordshire was taken to the same hospital with a hand injury.

Two other passengers, a 28-year-old woman from Blackpool and a 57-year-old woman from Staffordshire, suffered minor injuries.

The southbound carriageway has now re-opened and traffic is returning to normal as the evening rush hour gets under way.

Police are appealing for any witnesses who saw the accident to come forward.

PC Adam Frost said: "It is unknown at this stage why the vehicle came to collide with the central reservation. I am appealing for anyone who has any information or who witnessed the collision to come forward and contact me."

Call 0845 33 00 222 if you have any information.