A man with a serious head wound fled from the scene of a head on crash.

At around 8am on Tuesday, November 6 a white Volkswagen Up and a blue Ford KA smashed into one another head-on on a bend in Greensted Road, Ongar.

A man inside the KA ran from the wreckage with a serious cut to his head.

The driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital with chest injuries.

He has since been discharged.

Police arrested a 28-year-old man from Ongar at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, taking a motor vehicle without consent and driving under the influence.

A 22-year-old man from Ongar was later arrested in hospital at around 4.50pm on suspicion of causing injury by careless driving, taking a motor vehicle without consent and driving under the influence.

They have both been released under investigation, pending further enquiries.

Anyone with information is asked to call Chigwell Roads Policing Unit on 101 quoting incident 173 of 06/11.

You can also report information by visiting www.essex.police.uk/do-it-online or you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.