A MAN critically injured in a head-on crash between two cars on the A31 last week remains in the same condition.

The pensioner, who was driving the silver Citroen three-wheel convertible, was airlifted to the neurological unit at Southampton General Hospital following the crash near Stag Gate on Tuesday July 9.

He sustained life-threatening injuries.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said the man is still in Southampton Hospital. His condition is likely to remain the same for the next couple of weeks as he is in a medically induced coma.

The pensioner's wife, who was also seriously injured, was taken by ambulance to Poole Hospital. She has since been discharged.

Dorset Fire and Rescue were called to release the retired couple who were trapped in the Citroen, but it took around half an hour to safely remove the man, and a little longer for the woman, because of the severity of their injuries.

The other retired couple, who are in their 80s, were travelling in a Daihatsu Hijet camper van. They were taken to Poole Hospital as well after the vehicle rolled during the collision.