POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car collided with a tree at 7.07am in Hilperton Drive, Trowbridge, on Saturday at the roundabout with Ashton Road.

A green Ford Fiesta left the road and collided with the tree causing injury to the elderly male driver. He was driving alone at the time.

The 83-year-old man, from Melksham, was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath at first, and then transferred to Southmead Hospital in Bristol when it was determined he had suffered a broken neck. He is currently in a stable condition.

PC Alan King, from Wiltshire Police, said: “We would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the collision in this part of Trowbridge on Saturday.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC 1768 Alan King on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.