A truck driver was seriously injured when his vehicle overturned at a roundabout near Gatwick Airport.

The articulated goods vehicle was negotiating a roundabout on the A23 when it overturned yesterday.

It was carrying pellets of plastic sheeting when the incident happened at 11.50am at the Airport Way roundabout.

The driver, 55 and from Peterborough, was taken to the New East Surrey Hospital. He is in a serious but stable condition.