A ROAD in Hereford has been partially blocked after a branch snapped off a tree.

As gale force winds battered Herefordshire throughout Tuesday, a road in the city was blocked for around an hour due to a branch falling on the road.

At around 7.10pm the Holmer Road Service Road, which runs in front of the retail parks, was blocked after a tree fell on a car.

Lynnerz Audi, from Hereford, said the car wasn't badly damaged and no one was injured in the incident.

The branch has since been cleared.