Driver seriously injured after car hits electricity pole

A man was seriously injured after his car crashed into an electricity pole with morning.

The collision happened on the A422 near Deanshanger.

At about 6.40am, a silver Mercedes S430, travelling from Deanshanger towards Buckingham, for unknown reasons collided with an electricity pole on the nearside of the carriageway.

The driver, a 29-year-old man from Milton Keynes, was taken John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, with serious injuries.

Witnesses, or anyone with information about the collision, are asked to contact the Northamptonshire Police Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174615.