A 24-YEAR-OLD woman suffered serious head injuries in a go karting accident this afternoon, police said.

Officers and firefighters were called to what a police spokesman described as a "private facility" on Lancots Lane, Sutton.

The spokesman added: "Our understanding is that a 24-year-old  woman who had been driving some form of go kart suffered a serious head injury.

"As a result she was taken to Whiston Hospital."

Police added the nature of the call out was to an accident and there was not a criminal investigation.