POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in a road accident in the New Forest.

The crash happened on the A354 near Fordingbridge when a black Renault Clio went out of control, left the carriageway and overturned.

The passenger, a 23-year-old man from Leicester, was thrown from the vehicle and sustained serious head and neck injuries.

Police say the driver, a 31-year-old man from Coldfield, Leicestershire, sustained minor injuries.

Both men were taken to Odstock Hospital, Salisbury.

The crash happened last Thursday.

Anyone who saw what happened should ring the Totton Roads Policing Unit on 0845 045 4545.