Sheep hurt in collision

Several sheep and a lorry driver were injured in a crash near Ludlow.

The lorry driver suffered minor head injuries and was taken to hospital after he lost control of his vehicle on the A4113, close to the junction with the A49, at Bromfield, just after 6pm yesterday.

Some of the animals he was transporting also suffered injuries and a vet was called to the scene.

A West Mercia Police spokesman said: "There were quite a few distressed animals. The police put sheep in nearby fields for safe keeping."

The driver was taken to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.