Two women suffer life-threatening injuries in crash

Two women, aged in their 40s and 50s, are in a critical condition in hospital

Two women have been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash near a garden centre.

Emergency crews were called to Corsham Road near Lacock in Wiltshire at 9:30 BST after an incident involving a mini-bus taxi and car.

Road closures are still in place near to the Whitehall Garden Centre.

A Chippenham Police spokesperson said: "The driver of the car, a woman in her 50s, and the passenger of the taxi, a woman in her 40s, have both been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the taxi has also been taken to hospital as a precaution."

Bus services have been diverted away from the scene and the X34, which runs from Chippenham to Frome, is not stopping at Lacock, Beanacre, McDonald's and Leekes in Melksham.

Anyone with relevant information about the incident should call police.