A DRIVER was trapped in his car after it left the road and hit a tree.

Fire crews had to cut free the 28-year-old man from his green Audi after the vehicle ended up in a field by the A658, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

The injured driver, who was taken to Harrogate Hospital, suffered a broken right leg in the crash.

Another motorist had alerted the emergency services after spotting the crash as he drove past the scene in the early hours of Saturday morning.