A 44-YEAR-OLD motorist was left with serious injuries after the car he was driving hit a wall.

The man, from Barnsley, was driving a grey Ford Focus along Doncaster Road near the junction with Portland Street which police said hit a wall at 2pm on Wednesday.

The driver was taken to Barnsley Hospital where is currently in a stable condition.

Police want to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident, or who may have seen the vehicle as it drove along Doncaster Road.

Contact South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 544 of October 30.