A MAN was seriously injured in a head-on-collision between two cars near Wythall. The crash occurred on Sunday at 8.45am when a grey Rover 214 collided with a silver Ford Mondeo on Broad Lane, Holt End.

The driver of the Rover, a man in his 40s from Claverdon in Warwickshire, suffered serious injuries and was taken by air ambulance to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham. His condition is stable. The driver of the Mondeo, a man is his 30s from Redditch, escaped injury. Anyone with information is asked to call Pc Eldredge of Redditch Police 0n 08457 444 888.