A MOTORIST was cut free from his car by firefighters after it crashed into a wall.

The 38-year-old local man was rushed to Middlesbrough General Hospital with serious chest and head injuries after the accident just after 7am on Saturday.

Police said the driver's Volkswagen mounted a pavement and went into the wall of a building at the junction of Thorntree Road and Millbank Lane in Thornaby. The car and the building were both extensively damaged and officers are investigating the cause of the crash.

Anyone who saw the incident is asked to contact PC Carlo Orsi on (01642) 301558.