A MAN suffered serious head injuries after a car crash in Lower Earley yesterday (Wednesday).

The man, believed to be in his 60s, was the sole passenger in a Birkin kit car which was in collision with a tree after it left the road on Lower Earley Way at 3pm.

He was airlifted to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where he is in a serious condition.

Officers closed the road between Rushey Way and Meldreth Way for more than three hours while crash investigators accessed the scene.

Anyone who witnessed the collision should contact PC Phil Davies on 0845 8 505 505.