AN 86-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital yesterday after a crash in Chester Lane, Winsford.

The crash, involving a black Mitsubishi Colt colliding with a vacant stationary red Hyundai i10, happened at 4.20pm on Tuesday.

An 86-year-old woman was taken to Royal Stoke Hospital by air ambulance and is said to be in a critical but stable condition.

Two other people who were in the car, a 56-year-old man and a 20-year-old man, were taken to Leighton Hospital with minor injuries.

Police closed the road for around more than an hour while paramedics attended to those involved.

A police spokesman said: “The investigation into this incident is currently ongoing.

“We urge anyone who saw anything to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 658 of March 21.”