A Totland couple escaped serious injury after their 4×4 left the road and ploughed into a tree over the weekend.
The pair, both in their seventies, where travelling along Tennyson Road towards Yarmouth when the man lost control of a Mitsubishi Space Star.
The 78-year-old driver was uninjured. The passenger, believed to be the man’s wife, was treated at the scene by the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service’s paramedics. She was taken to St Mary’s Hospital suffering minor injuries.
Inspector Parks for Hampshire at Isle of Wight Police said: “Officers were called on Saturday (January,22) just after 1.40pm. It is believed that the Mitsubishi left the carriage way and came to rest in a tree. We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident”.
