FOUR people were freed by rescue teams after a rush-hour crash in Mirfield.

They were trapped in a car in collision with another car and a bus.

The driver of the car was seriously injured in the crash outside The Three Nuns pub but the others were not badly hurt.

All were taken to hospital by ambulance, after being lifted from the Nissan on special stretcher boards.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service paramedics gave the casualties treatment as they waited for rescue.

The accident happened shortly before 4pm and police had to close the A62 Leeds Road from Cooper Bridge heading towards Mirfield for more than an hour.

Huge traffic jams built up in the teatime rush-hour, with queues stretching back past Bradley on the Leeds Road.

Police said a double-deck bus and a Nissan Micra were involved in the initial collision and the Nissan was shunted into a Renault car.