A CAR has crashed into an embankment in Ryde.

Crews from the police, ambulance and fire services, and a fire officer from Ryde, were called to Canoe Lake, Ryde, shortly before 9pm today (Sunday).

A spokesperson for the Isle of Wight Fire Service said: "We received a call from the police at 8.54pm about a single car road traffic collision in Ryde, and sent two crews from Ryde and an officer to the location.

"The male driver was left in the care of the ambulance team, and fire crews were stopped at 9.12pm."

The driver has been taking to St Mary's Hospital in Newport.