Police have appealed for information after an air ambulance was called to attend a "very bad smash" in Leek.

The air ambulance was called in following a collision on the A520 Cheddleton Road in Leek just after 4pm this afternoon.

The road was closed in both directions due to the accident near Birchall Playing Fields.

A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.

Leek resident Paul Shepherd, who witnessed the crash, told Nub News: "There's been a big smash outside Leek Golf Club. I couldn't get through. Police told me it was a very bad smash.

"The road is closed and they are turning people back around the roundabout at the playing fields.

"The air ambulance has just landed in the golf course."

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police's Moorlands team said: "Officers on patrol reported a collision on Cheddleton Road, Leek, opposite the golf club.

"The collision happened at approximately 4.15pm and involved a black Peugeot 107. It is believed the car collided with a parked silver Chevrolet Lumina.

"The driver, a man in his 40s, was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital by ambulance. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening or life changing.

"Anyone with any information should message Staffordshire Police on Facebook or Twitter quoting incident number 481 of 3 August, call 101 or alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."