AN elderly driver has agreed to surrender his licence following a crash which flipped his car and left him in hospital with serious injuries.
The 80-year-old driver who crashed into a parked car in Winchcombe Drive, Blackpole, Worcester has committed to the voluntary surrender of his driving licence, police have today confirmed.
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after suffering what the ambulance service described as 'serious injuries'.
A woman, said by a friend to be the driver's wife, was trapped in the vehicle before she was removed by fire crews after the crash and also taken to hospital after being immobilised on a spinal board.
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Horrified eyewitnesses described hearing a loud bang as a car clipped a parked Audi and flipped onto its roof during the crash shortly after noon on Monday.
A workman was inside the parked car and also suffered leg injuries.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "The driver of the vehicle was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
"Following an investigation into this incident the driver has committed to a voluntary surrender of their driving licence."
The fire service said four people were hurt in the crash at 12.10pm, three of whom had to be taken to hospital by ambulance.
A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said the elderly man driving suffered potentially serious injuries and was taken to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Angela Tippon, 68, of Hanover Close heard a bang and discovered the people in the flipped car were friends of hers.
She described the driver, whom she called David, as being shaken with having had cuts and bruises on his arms and legs. Both airbags were said to have been deployed on impact.
A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed two Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service crews from Worcester Fire Station were called at 12.10pm.
He added: "The incident involved four vehicles, one of which was on its roof. There were four casualties, one of which had self-extricated before the arrival of the fire service, another female casualty was medically trapped and was extricated from her vehicle by fire service personnel.
"Three casualties were handed over to the ambulance service who attended along with the police. The car which was on its roof was righted and removed from the highway."
A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "Three people have been taken to hospital after a collision between a car and a stationary car which resulted in the car rolling over.
"Three ambulances and a paramedic officer were sent to the scene. The car that rolled over had a man and a woman in it who were both elderly.
"The man driving suffered potentially serious injuries and was taken to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
"The woman was helped from the car by firefighters due to her medical condition. After assessment and treatment, she was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
"The man who was in the stationary car was also assessed and treated at the scene and was taken to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch."
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