Driver suffers serious head injury after crash in Potters Bar

He remains in hospital

Author: Lettie BuxtonPublished 22nd Nov 2021

A driver has sustained a serious head injury after a crash in Potters Bar.

It happened in Barnet Lane on Monday (15 November) at around 1.45am.

A white Volkswagen Caddy was travelling northbound, and as it passed the junction with Dancers Hill Road, it collided with a central pedestrian refuge before crossing to the near side and rolling onto its roof.

Both the driver and passenger managed to escape from the car and the emergency services were called to the scene.

The passenger sustained minor injuries, however the driver, a man in his twenties, suffered a serious head injury and remains in hospital.

PC Scott Lewsey, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit, said:

"We are appealing for anybody who saw the collision, or the events leading up to it, to get in touch.

"If you have any information at all, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

"I would also like to ask anyone who was driving through the area at the time and has a dash cam fitted to their vehicle, to please check it.

"If you spot something that could help our investigation, please get in touch straight away quoting ISR 32 of 15 November."

People can report information online or by speaking to an operator in the Force Communications Room via online web chat.

Alternatively, stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form.

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