A MAN has been taken to hospital this morning (Monday) after the car he was driving left the A1(M) and crashed into a tree and a fence.

Emergency services were called to the southbound carriageway of the A1(M) between junction 8 and 7 for Stevenage after reports that a white Mini Clubman had left the road at about 8.25am.

The driver, in his 40s, received slight injuries in the crash and was taken to Lister Hospital in Stevenage for treatment.