A 23-YEAR-old man was seriously injured and had to be resuscitated by paramedics on site when his car crashed into a tree near Whitney-on-Wye early this morning.

Firefighters from Eardisley, Kington and Hay attended the scene of the crash, involving one car, on the B4350 near to the Whitney Toll Bridge.

A Peugeot 306 was travelling from the direction of Clifford when it left the road, collided with a tree and overturned.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the scene shortly before 12.25am today.

An ambulance crew, a paramedic area support officer, a BASICS emergency doctor from Mercia Accident Rescue Service (MARS) and the MERIT trauma team consisting of a trauma doctor and critical care practitioner attended.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Such was the condition of the man, who is in his twenties, that he had to be removed from the car as quickly as possible.

“Units of blood were brought to the scene from Hereford County Hospital by the MERIT trauma team. At the scene, CPR was performed on the driver, his airway was secured and two shocks were delivered by a defibrillator.

“He was given the blood that came from Hereford. He was also given fluids  and a haemorrhage control agent.

“He was then taken on blue lights to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Whilst in the care of West Midlands Ambulance Service, the man had been resuscitated.”

Police attended. Anyone with information or who saw the vehicle prior to the collision is asked to call 101 quoting incident 8S of Wednesday 12 August.