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

By Matthew Calderbank
Published 17th Oct 2023, 11:36 BST
Updated 18th Oct 2023, 15:25 BST
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A man was taken to hospital after a serious crash on the A59 in Hutton yesterday (Monday, October 16).

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.

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

North West Ambulance Service said a man was taken to hospital after a serious crash on A59 Liverpool Road in Hutton on Monday morning (October 16)North West Ambulance Service said a man was taken to hospital after a serious crash on A59 Liverpool Road in Hutton on Monday morning (October 16)