THE driver of a Royal Mail lorry was left seriously injured following a crash with a van in a Cheshire town.

Police are now appealing for witnesses and video footage following the serious collision in Crewe.

At about 5.55pm yesterday (Thursday, July 18) police were called to reports of a collision on University Way.

Officers attended the scene and found there had been a collision between two vehicles, a white panel van and the Royal Mail lorry.

The driver of the lorry suffered serious injuries as a result of the collision.

She was taken to the Royal  Stoke Hospital where she remains at this time.

Her injures are not believed to be life threatening.

The driver of the panel van sustained minor injuries and was taken to Leighton hospital as a precaution.

Enquiries in relation to the collision are ongoing and anyone with any information or dashcam footage is asked to contact Cheshire police on 101, or at www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us, quoting IML 1873743.