Two 19-year-old men are in a serious condition in hospital after their car crashed into a tree.

The pair, from Timperley, are fighting for their lives after the collision on Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police said a silver Ford Focus was travelling along the A538, just north of the junction with Mobberley Road, when it left the road at 1.21am and collided with a tree.

Another passenger, a 34-year-old man, was travelling in the back seat of the car and suffered minor injuries.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision or for help with circumstances which may have led up to it. Contact police on 0845 458 0000 quoting incident number 95 of 9 July.