A keeper at Cotswold Wildlife Park had to get hospital treatment for a broken nose after a 'head-on' collision with a lemur.

The animal specialist said they were left with splintered bones after the tiny animal 'came flying out of the hatch' of its enclosure.

The encounter was one of ten accidents at the West Oxfordshire park reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the 2016/17 financial year.

The other nine injuries affected members of the public and included fractures or dislocations while on park property.

A spokeswoman for Cotswold Wildlife Park said: "The majority of these incidents were members of the public who required attention for medical conditions."

Only one of the nine injuries involved an animal at the park, but the details were not revealed in the data released by the HSE.

The incidents at Cotswold Wildlife Park were among 74 which occurred at zoos and safari parks around the UK reported to the agency in those 12 months.

APublic attractions are required to report incidents where visitors are seriously hurt under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.