A man has been taken to hospital with "serious injuries" following a crash in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Staffordshire Police is appealing for information after officers were called to Three Mile Lane in Keele following reports of a single-vehicle collision at 11.25am yesterday (Tuesday 13 October).

Police attended the scene alongside three ambulances, a paramedic officer and a Midlands Air Ambulance from West Midlands Ambulance Service.

A black Audi was found in a field.

The driver, a man, was taken to hospital with "serious injuries" where he remains as of 11am today (14 October).

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "When ambulance staff arrived they found a car which was in a field.

"The driver, a man, was assessed and received advanced trauma care from the team after sustaining potentially life-threatening injuries.

"He was conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights and sirens to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further specialist trauma care."

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There were also two passengers in the car, both men, who were not injured.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: "We are appealing for anyone with doorbell, dashcam or CCTV footage of the area at the time to contact us. Call 101, quoting incident 294 of 13 October, or use Live Chat on our website.

"To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. To contact collision investigators directly, email [email protected]."