TWO people have been airlifted to hospital following a serious crash on the A49 this morning.

All emergency services were called between Dinmore Hill and Wellington at 9.10 after two cars were in collision.

A man and a woman, both believed to be in their 60s, sustained abdominal and chest injuries and were flown to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

The driver of the other car, a man, was assessed and discharged at the scene.