A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a car reversed into a barber shop in Gornal Wood.

The crash happened at Top Cuts Hair By Dave on Louise Street on Thursday morning (October 31).

A woman, who was the driver of the car, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious by an ambulance crew.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "We were called to Louise Street in Lower Gornal this morning (October 31) to reports a car had reversed into a barber shop.

The driver was taken to hospital to be checked over.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service added: "We were called to an incident on Louise Street in Gornal Wood, Dudley at around 11.55am.

An ambulance and paramedic officer were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews discovered a car had hit a building.

"The driver, a woman, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious and taken to Russells Hall Hospital for further treatment".