ONE person was taken to hospital following a crash in Keighley town centre.

A Skoda taxi and a Vauxhall Meriva were involved in a collision in Alice Street, at the junction with North Queen Street.

Paramedics, the police and fire service attended.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service said one casualty was taken to Airedale Hospital.

No details were available of the person's injuries.

Alice Street was closed to traffic for more than an hour following the accident, which happened at about 4.10pm today.

Firefighters disconnected the batteries of the vehicles to make them safe.

The road was reopened at about 5.25pm.