POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a crash between a car and lorry near Cradley which injured two elderly men.

The crash happened at just after 2pm yesterday (Wednesday) at the junction of the A4103 and B4220 at Stony Cross, near Cradley.

The passenger in the car, a man in his 70s, suffered serious chest injuries and was airlifted to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

Meanwhile, the driver of the car, who was in his 80s, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

The driver of the seven-tonne lorry, a green and cream Iveco travelling in the direction of Hereford, was not injured.

The car involved in the crash was a silver Peugeot 106.

A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "Investigating officers would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or either vehicle prior to the incident."

Two ambulances, a paramedic area support officer, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham, along with firefighters from Malvern and Droitwich were also sent to the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "On arrival crews found a car that had lost most of the bonnet. There was also a lorry that had front end damage which had ended up in a brick wall.

"The front seat passenger of the car, a man in his 70s, had suffered serious chest injuries as well as abrasions.

"He was treated at the scene and immobilised before being airlifted to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

"The driver of the car suffered minor injuries and was shaken by what had happened. After being assessed, the man who was in his 80s, was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital as a precaution.

"The man driving the lorry was uninjured. However, the situation could have been very different. A trampoline that was just behind the wall the lorry collided with had been crushed. Had there been anyone on it the situation could have been very serious."

Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting incident number 337S of 21 September 2016.