Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in crash near Luton

A man in his 20s is in a life-threatening condition after a crash in a village near Luton.

Police say his car, a blue BMW Z3, was travelling towards Luton on the A505 at Lilley when it left the carriageway and crashed into a wall and tree.

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The crash happened at around 10.50pm on Friday, November 14 and police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Sergeant Matt O’Neill from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit said: “Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this collision.

“I am asking anyone who saw what happened or has any information to please come forward.

“If you have a dash cam fitted and were driving in the area at the time, please check it as you may have captured some important footage which could assist with our investigation. This can be uploaded via herts.police.uk/dashcamupload.”

Sgt O’Neill can also be emailed directly via Matthew.O'[email protected].

You can report information online at herts.police.uk/report or via online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact or call the non-emergency number 101, quoting Operation Battersea.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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