HOME AND AWAY - HOME AND AWAY ACTOR IN 'SERIOUS' CAR CRASH

HOME AND AWAY ACTOR IN 'SERIOUS' CAR CRASH

An actor on the Australian soap opera Home and Away has been involved in a serious car accident.

Todd Lasance, 23, collided with a Honda Civic driven by an 80-year-old woman on Sunday in Sydney.

Lasance, who plays Aden Jefferies in the show, was freed from his Toyota sports car and taken to Royal North Shore hospital.

His passenger, a 21-year-old woman, and the elderly driver were also taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Confidential quotes police officer Bob Bell as saying: "The driver of the Toyota suffered bruising and soreness to his chest and minor cuts to his hand, while the passenger was reportedly in a serious condition."

Lasance is said to back at work on the Australian soap.