A59 Liverpool Road crash sees SUV driver taken to Royal Preston Hospital

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene near Howick Primary School at 8.26am, after a white SUV was involved in a crash with another car near the junction with Lindle Lane.

Two fire engines attended and crews cut the roof of the car to rescue a man trapped inside while sheets were placed around the wreck to shield the scene from passing motorists.

Firefighters pulled him out of the wreck and handed him into the hands of paramedics before he was taken to hospital for treatment.

A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said he was ‘not sure’ how seriously the man was injured.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service said: “At 8.26am, two fire engines from Penwortham and Leyland attended a road traffic collision on Liverpool Road, Hutton.

"The collision involved two cars and firefighters made the scene safe and remained at the scene for one hour.”

Lancashire Police initially described the crash as ‘damage-only’. The force has been approached for further details.

One lane was closed on the A59 towards Longton while emegency services worked at the scene.