A MAJOR New Forest road was closed after a serious head-on crash this morning.

Two motorists were trapped in their vehicles after the smash involving a Nissan 4x4 and an MG car, shortly after 7am.

Police closed the A337 Southampton Road, between B3055 Balmer Lawn Road and A35 Gosport Lane (Lyndhurst), while fire crews cut the drivers from their vehicles.

The full extent of their injuries are not yet known, but police say they are "potentially serious", and one man is reported as suffering neck injuries.

The smash happened near the entrance to New Park, on one of the main routes through the New Forest.