A MAN has been left fighting for his life following a crash near Tollesbury.

Emergency services were called to Tollesbury Road after a red MG sports car was in collision with a silver Ford Mondeo travelling in the opposite direction.

The 50-year-old MG driver, from Romford, was taken by air ambulance to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, where his condition was described as critical.

A 64-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the Mondeo, was taken to Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, with serious injuries.

The collision happened on a bend between Tollesbury and Tolleshunt D'Arcy at about 3pm on Sunday.

Witnesses, or anyone who saw the vehicles before the collision, should contact PC Alan Marks at the Central Road Policing Unit on 0300 333 4444.