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M55 crash: Police appeal for witnesses as driver left with multiple injuries

Posted on - 24th December, 2015 - 10:58pm | Author - | Posted in - Broughton, Preston News, Woodplumpton
Light trails on the M55 at Preston Pic: Mike Craig

Light trails on the M55 at Preston Pic: Mike Craig

A driver has suffered multiple fractures to his legs and arms after a crash on the M55 near Preston.

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Lancashire Police are appealing for witnesses after a Nissan Micra veered off the motorway.

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It was heading eastbound, in the third lane, when it crashed off the motorway, moving down an embankment and ending up on its roof in a field.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service rushed three crews to the scene and they cut the driver, a 30-year-old man from Blackpool, free from the wreckage. He was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment.

The motorway was shut for four hours between Junction 3 (Kirkham) and Junction 1 (Preston) on Christmas Eve.

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Sgt Malcolm Bell, of Lancashire Police, said: “This was a serious road traffic collision which left a man with severe injuries.

“We would ask anyone with information to contact police immediately.”

Anyone with information can contact police on 101 quoting log reference 0805 of December 24.

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