A 30-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital after a car crashed outside the Pier Hotel yesterday evening (Thursday).Emergency services were called to Marine Parade about 9.

A 30-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital after a car crashed outside the Pier Hotel yesterday evening (Thursday).

Emergency services were called to Marine Parade about 9.30pm after a blue Renault Clio was involved in a single-vehicle smash and blocked the road.

The casualty suffered minor hand injuries and was taken to the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston.

The road was cleared by 10pm.