A WOMAN has been airlifted to hospital after a collision involving a car and a van near Hartley Wintney this morning.

The woman driver of a Mini Cooper was involved in collision with a transit van on the B3349, Reading Road, Mattingley at 8.31am today.

The van ended up on its side on the carriageway, whilst the Mini swerved off the road on to the embankment.

An eyewitness said he saw four or five people smash the windows of the Mini to try to help the woman who had become stuck in the vehicle.

Fire crews from Hartley Wintney, Fleet and Basingstoke were called to the scene to free the woman and extinguish a fire in the engine bay of the Mini.

South Central Ambulance and the air ambulance were also called to the incident. Two men were treated at the scene for minor injuries, while the woman driver was taken to hospital by air ambulance.

More details to follow.