Police are appealing for information after a 21-year-old male was hospitalised following a crash on the A6 at Forton.

Joshua Drinkall had been driving his silver BMW Mini towards Lancaster at around 1.49am on Saturday November 7 when he collided with a lamppost and then a gate post near Cabus filling station.

A passing driver alerted the emergency services and Joshua, of Dolphinholme, was taken to Royal Lancaster Infirmary before being transferred to Royal Preston Hospital.

He is now in a serious but stable condition.

No other vehicles where involved in the incident, but officers are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed it, or who may have seen Joshua, or his car, prior to the crash to get in touch.

Sgt Nigel Ralphson, road policing unit, said: “We believe Joshua left his home address in the Mini between 10 and 11.00pm on the Friday evening. We would particularly like to speak to anyone who may have been with, or seen, Joshua between leaving home and the crash. We believe he may have been with a female friend called Jos in the Lancaster area at some point that evening and I would like her to contact me.”