A car has ended up on its roof during a collision near a Falmouth beach this lunchtime.

The crash took place on the road near to Maenporth Beach at around 12.10pm.

It is involved a white Fiat 500, understood to have been driven by an elderly man, and a silver Renault with a driver and a passenger.

They were travelling down the hill towards the beach, heading in the Falmouth direction, when the incident took place.

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A witness at the scene said: "The Fiat 500 clipped the grass bank and flipped over onto its roof.

"The driver is sitting up and talking but has cuts to his forehead and arms, and is being treated by paramedics on site. He has now been taken off in the ambulance."

Emergency services attended, including two police cars, two ambulances and a fire engine.

The road has now reopened following the recovery of the Fiat. 

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We received a report of a road traffic collision in which a car had ended up on its roof in Maenporth Road, Falmouth, at around 12.10pm.

"Fire and ambulance services also attended the scene.

"No serious injuries were reported and the road was clear by 2.05pm."