A man was airlifted to hospital following a head-on car crash.

A 22-year-old man from Tunbridge Wells was airlifted to Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, with serious injuries following a crash on the A267 Horam Road near Lower Dicker at 3pm yesterday.

A passenger in the man’s silver Volkswagen Polo, a 26-year-old also from Tunbridge Wells, was taken to Eastbourne District General Hospital.

A 25-year-old local man driving a black BMW 1 series was also taken to the Royal Sussex with serious injuries.

Sussex Police closed the road for up to five hours while investigations into the crash were carried out.