AN elderly woman was taken to hospital after she ploughed into a herd of cattle while driving along a country road.

The woman, 78, was driving a Toyota Yaris along the B1363, near Stillington, North Yorkshire, at about 6.30pm on last night when the incident happened.

More than 50 calves were spread out along the road when the woman collided with several of them, killing three.

The woman was taken to hospital for precautionary checks and was believed to be suffering from shock.

Police, fire crews and local farmers removed the dead animals before moving the rest of the herd off the road.