TWO elderly people had to be cut from their car after crashing head-on into a tree in thick fog.

Firefighters found the car had left the road and hot the tree about 5.30pm on Saturday.

It happened on Hollandridge Lane, in Christmas Common near Watlington.

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue station manager Andy Ford from Thame said: "The car had collided head on into a large tree and both occupants had suffered serious injuries.

"Fire crews quickly gained access to the car allowing the couple to be treated by Paramedics.

"Fire crews then cut the roof off the car and safely removed the couple who were taken by ambulance to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford."

The fire service warned drivers to take extra care whilst driving during winter months, especially on rural roads.