A TEENAGER has been critically injured in a car crash in Bredon.

The 17-year-old driver suffered serious head injuries when his black Ford Fiesta smashed into a tree on the B4079 Cheltenham Road at 8.40am today.

He was treated on scene and then airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham. He is said to be critically ill.

Police are now appealing for anyone who saw the incident - or the vehicle being driven earlier around Bredon, through Kinsham, towards Aston Cross - to call 0300 3333000, quoting 100S/271009.

Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

The road, which was closed, is now open to traffic.