A car left the road and hit a tree leaving the driver with serious head and internal injuries.

Police are appealing for witnesses after the collision at Outwell.

The driver, a man in his 40s, suffered serious head and internal injuries and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital at King’s Lynn by land ambulance.

The incident happened on Wednesday January 14 at about 3pm on Outwell Road when a silver Audi A3 travelling towards Emneth left the road and collided with a tree.

At 3.32pm Magpas Helimedix doctor Nathan Howes and paramedic Dan Read arrived at the scene and worked alongside a Fire & Rescue crew and EEAST Ambulance Service paramedic crews to remove the patient safely out of the vehicle.

The Magpas team then accompanied the man, in a land ambulance, to King’s Lynn for further investigation monitoring his condition all the way.

On arrival at the hospital, the patient was in a serious but stable condition.

Norfolk Police officers are keen to hear from anyone who have witnessed the collision or has information concerning the driving manner of the vehicle prior to the incident. Witnesses should contact PC Martin Bales at Swaffham roads policing on 101.