Bracknell

A man is in critical condition in hospital after his car collided with a tree in Bracknell on Saturday morning (4/2).

At abut 1.30am, on the A322 Bagshot Road between the Coral Reef roundabout and the Swinley Bottom roundabout, a black Smart car Roadster left the dual carriageway and hit a tree at the side of the road, causing the vehicle to catch fire.

Members of the public who stopped to help used a fire extinguisher in an attempt to put out the fire, but were beaten back by the flames. At one point the flames were 30ft high and nearly set fire to the trees lining the road.

The fire service attended and moved the car’s driver, a man in his thirties, to a safe area and the fire was extinguished. The driver was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to Frimley Park Hospital with severe head injuries and burns. He remains in intensive care, where his condition is described as critical.

There were no passengers in the car.

Anyone who may have seen the vehicle before the collision, or who has any other information about the incident is asked to contact the investigating officer, PC Guy Summers, at Taplow Roads Policing department on 0845 8 505 505.

Thames Valley Police ~ Bracknell