A MAN was cut out of his car following after a collision involving two cars in Cowley.

Two people have been taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, after the crash at the junction of Littlehay Road and Oxford Road at about 6pm.

Fire crews from The Slade and Rewley Road, and a rescue unit from Kidlington, were called to the scene.

A fire service spokesman said a man was freed from his vehicle using hydraulic cutting equipment.

The ambulance service said two people had been taken to hospital but the extent of their injuries was not yet known.