POLICE are appealing for information after a crash in Burnley where three people were seriously injured.

Two fire crews from Burnley were called to Crown Point Road at 9.50pm last night.

A Fiat Punto has been travelling along the road, away from Burnley, when it has left the road, colliding with a fence and a dry stone wall.

The driver, an 18-year-old man and two passengers, a 17-year-old woman and an 18-year-old woman, suffered serious injuries.

All three were taken to hospital where they are being treated for their injuries.

The road was closed for around three hours while accident investigators attended the scene.

Police are now appealing for witnesses following the collision.

Sergeant Lee Harris of Lancashire’s Road Policing Unit said: “We’re appealing for anyone who was in the area and saw anything to contact police.

"The car was travelling in company with a Ford Fiesta at the time and we would appeal to anyone who saw the two vehicles prior to the collision to get in touch.”

A spokesman for the Lancashire Fire Service said: "We were called to an incident where a car had come off the road.

"Three people had been in the car but two were out by the time we got there.

"The other person was extricated and had to cut the roof off.

"There was two females and a male and they were transferred to the Royal Preston Hospital by road ambulance.

"The air ambulance came from Yorkshire and had landed but were not needed.

"The fire crews were there until 11.30pm and the road was still closed."

Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting log number 1497 of 7th February.