A DRIVER was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries following a head-on crash in Codford yesterday.

The crash involving a white Ford Transit and a silver Peugeot 206 happened at about 5.47pm outside Hillside Cafe on the A36.

The driver of the Peugeot, a local resident, was taken to Southampton General Hospital with serious injuries and the driver of the Ford suffered minor injuries.

Witnesses are being asked to contact Wiltshire Police on 101.