THREE people needed treatment for minor injuries sustained in a road accident in Ashburton.

Two women and one man, all in their 60s, were treated at the scene of the crash by paramedics.

The alarm was raised at 2.30pm on Tuesday after the car had crashed in Chuley Road.

The women had sustained chest injuries, thought to be caused by their seatbelts, and the man had suffered a cut to his hand.