A BUSY road between Malvern and Worcester was blocked during morning rush hour after two cars crashed.

Police were called at 9.15am to Bastonford on the A449, outside the Half Way House Inn, after a green Skoda Octavia and a silver Suzuki Wagon R crashed.

The cars shunted each other after breaking behind a bus, travelling to Malvern, which stopped to let off a passenger.

An elderly woman complained of chest pain but did not need medical treatment.

The road was cleared at about 10am.