A 65-year-old Crawley woman has been seriously hurt in a collision where her car hit a tree.

Police are now appealing for witnesses to the event that happened yesterday at around 4.40 pm.

Her car was a burgundy Ford Fiesta and it came off the road near the entrance to Ifield Community College.

Anyone who saw what happened is asked to contact Sussex Police on 101 quoting serial 875 of 25/8.