A DRIVER fled the scene of a crash in Southampton and left two injured passengers in a damaged vehicle after hitting a wall.

Police were called to Portsmouth Road in Sholing at about 12.10am today after the crash.

It involved a Volkswagen Golf and a Citroen Saxo, which hit a wall after the collision.

Officers say the driver of the Citroen 'left the scene' before emergency services arrived.

A 22-year-old woman who was a passenger in the back of the Citroen was rushed to Southampton General Hospital with a serious leg injury.

The front seat passenger, a 20-year-old man, suffered minor injuries.

Anyone with information on the incident can call police on 101, quoting reference number 44180156188.