UPDATE: A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said “On arrival, crews discovered the car driver, a woman, in cardiac arrest.

"Ambulance staff immediately began CPR and administered advanced life support. They successfully managed to restart her heart before she was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. Emergency treatment continued en-route to hospital."The A40 Hildersley was closed in both directions between Ross and Weston under Penyard for a number of hours due to a serious road traffic collision which happened this morning, Monday, March 19th.

The West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 7.32am to reports of a serious two vehicle collision between a car and a van on the A40 heading towards Ross-on-Wye.

A woman driving the car sustained serious injuries and is in a critical condition. She has been taken to hospital via an Air Ambulance. The van driver, a man in his 30s, was assessed and discharged at the scene with minor injuries.

The road was reopened at 1.15pm.