POLICE are appealing for information after a 21-year-old Winchester man sustained serious head injuries in a road collision in the Meon Valley.

A 19-year-old driver has been arrested and released on bail.

At around 5.10am on Friday, June 2, a blue J-reg Vauxhall Cavalier was travelling from Warnford to Clanfield along Old Winchester Hill Lane.

When the car reached the Teglease Down crossroads, it left the road and smashed into a tree.

Sgt Colin Hall from Cosham Roads Policing Unit said: "We would like to hear from anyone who saw this vehicle prior to the collision, which happened just after 5am.

Anyone with any information should contact Cosham Roads Policing Unit on 0845 045 4545 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.