POLICE are appealing for information following an incident in which a 19-year-old man was left with “serious life threatening injuries”.

At around 8.10pm last night, a man sustained a serious head injury while in Christmas Field, Sible Hedingham.

He was taken to Queens Hospital, Romford, where he is in a serious condition.

A 19-year-old from Sible Hedingham has bee arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and is currently in custody.

Officers believe there may have been people in the nearby school car park at the time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Pc Andy Sumner at the Dunmow road policing unit on 0300 333 4444.