A DRIVER was taken to hospital after his car left a motorway carriageway and ended up down an embankment before catching fire.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the M5 northbound between junctions 8 and 7 near Severn Stoke, Worcester, shortly before 4am on Thursday.
An ambulance spokeswoman described the car, driven by a man in his 50s, as "well alight" when crews arrived, though one occupant was out of the vehicle.
"The man was fully assessed and found to have sustained multiple cuts and swelling to his arm.
"He was given pain relief and his wounds were cleaned and dressed on scene before he was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital for further checks.
"A thorough search of the area was conducted by all three emergency services for a possible second occupant, but no other patients were found on scene," she added.
An ambulance, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor attended the incident.
A second paramedic officer, who was passing the scene, stopped to assist.
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