A MAN who crashed into a tree on a notorious stretch of Worcestershire road at the weekend has died.

Jonathan Paul Stewart was taken to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital following the collision on the A449 near Hawford Wood, near Ombersley, on Sunday afternoon.

The 28-year-old, from The Scotland's, Droitwich, died at the hospital on Tuesday.

Worcestershire coroner Victor Round is due to open an inquest into his death on Tuesday, April 15. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 08457 444888.