A VAN collided with the front of a newsagents' shop in the middle of this afternoon.

Police, fire and ambulance were called to the incident on Burnley Road, Briercliffe around 3pm but no-one was injured.

A Ford van came off the carriageway, hit a wall and then came to rest at the front of a newsagents shop.

Inspector Duncan Arthur of Burnley Police said: "It appears the driver had a medical incident before the accident.

"Happily no-one was injured."