A PEDESTRIAN who was injured when he was hit by two cars on Saturday is in a stable condition in hospital.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident on the A40 in Weston under Penyard at 10.20pm.

A blue Kia Picanto travelling along the A40 towards Gloucester and a blue Vauxhall Corsa, travelling in the opposite direction, are believed to have hit a 37-year-old man, police said.

He was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham with serious head injuries and is in a stable condition.

Police are eager to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or the circumstances leading up to it.

Witnesses are asked to call 101, quoting incident 728S of Saturday 23 November.