POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a head-on crash between a lorry and a car on the A40 near The Lea.

At 6.45pm yesterday there was a crash between a silver Subaru Impreza, which was travelling towards Gloucester, and a lorry, travelling in the opposite direction.

A blue Vauxhall Vectra is also believed to have been involved, which ended up in a hedgerow.

It was the second crash on this stretch of the A40 within 24 hours.

The driver of the Subaru- a 21-year-old-man- sustained serious head and leg injuries.

The 37-year-old lorry driver was uninjured.

Officers are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash or saw any of the vehicles prior to the collision.

If you have any information call police on the non-emergency 101 number quoting incident reference number 543s of Sunday 22nd November.