Firefighters had to cut an 87-year-old woman free from her car following a crash in Arnesby yesterday.
The driver was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary following the one-car collision on the A5199 (Welford Road), near Market Harborough, at about 4pm.
The elderly lady's car left the road and ended up in a ditch.
Welford Road was closed in both directions, between Arnesby and Husbands Bosworth, while fire crews cut the motorist free and helped paramedics load the injured pensioner into a waiting ambulance.
Crews from the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance were also at the scene.
However, they were not needed after assessing the lady's injuries.
A spokeswoman for the charity said: "We went to an road traffic collision on the A5199. An 87-year-old woman had left the road and crashed into a ditch.
"We assessed her, she wasn't thought to have significant injuries, so went to Leicester Royal Infirmary by land ambulance."
Recovery crews then removed the vehicle, a blue people carrier, and cleared debris from the highway.
The collision happened at the Shearsby cross roads.
Police were also at the scene.
The road was opened at about 5pm.
