A PERSON has been taken to Airedale Hospital after a collision involving two cars in Harden this morning.

The crash, between a Volkswagen Lupo and a Ford Focus, happened on Harden Road between Altar Lane and Long Lane at 8.15am.

The road had to be closed from the junction of Keighley Road and Harden Road, and police were advising people to avoid the road if possible. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene.

One person was taken to hospital with chest, back and neck pains.