A DRIVER had to be cut free from his car after losing control of his car and crashing into a tree.

The accident happened at about 2am this morning on the A272 at Ansty, near Haywards Heath.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to deal with the incident.

The 26-year-old driver of the VW Golf, a man from Haywards Heath, had to be cut free from his car by firefighers.

He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, with serious leg injuries.

His passenger, a 19-year-old woman from Burgess Hill, was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to deal with the incident.