A CAR crashed into a wall in Sandown this afternoon (Wednesday), leaving an elderly passenger shaken.

Shortly after 4pm, police were called to the scene in Avenue Road following the single-vehicle collision.

A spokesperson for Isle of Wight Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a single vehicle collision in Sandown this afternoon.

"Police initially attended before we arrived, a patient was brought to hospital for checks following the incident."