AN ELDERLY woman escaped serious injury in a crash on Racecommon Road which saw her car flip on its side.

The crash, at about 11.20am on Monday, involved a green Suzuki and a silver Vauxhall.

The woman - thought to be in her 80s - had to be cut out of the Suzuki and was taken to hospital to be checked over.

The crash has prompted renewed calls for speed cameras on the road because of motorists ‘using it as a race track.’

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle