A RUDHEATH man has died in hospital, less than 48 hours after suffering serious head injuries in a car crash.

The 58-year-old, who has not yet been named, was taken to Leighton after his green VW Passat collided with a white Ford Transit van on Bradford Road, Winsford at 3.55pm on Thursday.

A police spokeswoman said he passed away in the early hours of Saturday.

The 37-year-old van driver, a Winsford man, suffered lesser injuries and was also treated at Leighton. A third male, a passenger in the Passat, suffered minor head injuries but was kept in hospital overnight for observation.