A DRIVER has died after their car hit a tree and went up in flames in Bidford-on-Avon.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it received several 999 calls to reports of a car which had collided with a tree on Buckle Street in Bidford-on-Avon around 4.30pm yesterday.

Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance attended the scene along with police and fire colleagues.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said nothing could be done to save the driver.

“When emergency services arrived they were faced with a car fire following the collision," they said.

"Sadly, nothing could be done to save the driver of the car who was confirmed dead on scene.”