Cornwall firefighters have said the elderly man injured in a serious accident between Looe and Polperro today had to be cut from the wreckage of his car.

Teams from Looe, Liskeard and the rescue tender were at the scene on the A387 Looe to Polperro road, which was closed for a number of hours.

Crews used crash rescue equipment to release the injured man, who was taken to hospital by air ambulance.