A HASLEMERE man died as a result of his injuries when the car he was driving left the road and hit a tree on the Liphhook Road, near Hammer, in the early hours of Monday morning.

Ryan Carney, 21, who lived in King's Road, Haslemere, was a former student of Churcher's College, Petersfield.

His body was not discovered until just before noon on Monday, when a passing motorist spotted the car and alerted the emergency services.

For full story, see this week's Haslemere Herald.