A DRIVER aged in his 80s has been seriously injured following a crash between a car and a van as an urgent appeal is launched.
Officers investigating the serious crash in Hanbury, near Droitwich, are appealing for witnesses following the crash yesterday,
The collision happened at around 1.48pm on Droitwich Road in Hanbury and involved a blue Skoda Octavia and a silver Renault van.
The driver of the Skoda, a man in his 80s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries, where he remains. We have previously reported how the man was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham following the crash.
The driver of the Renault, a man aged in his 20s, was treated for minor injuries at the scene.
No arrests have been made as officers continue with their investigation.
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A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called shortly before 2pm to a road traffic collision involving a car and a van at the junction of School Road and Salt Way in Hanbury.
“One ambulance and the Midlands Air Ambulance attended the scene. Upon arrival we found two patients. Firstly, a man who was the driver of the car. He had sustained serious injuries. He received advanced trauma care from ambulance staff at the scene before being conveyed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital via air ambulance for further treatment.”
Officers say they are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the vehicles before the incident.
Those who have information about the collision are asked to email PC Rob Taylor rob.taylor@westmercia.police.uk or call 01905 973117 if they can assist.