A MAN was taken to hospital after crashing a car he was driving into a lamppost.

The man, believed to be in his 20s, escaped with no injuries but was taken to hospital as a precaution, following the crash.

It happened shortly after midnight in Preston New Road, Blackburn, on Wednesday.

Eyewitness Santino Dipalma said he saw a dark blue Volkswagen Golf 'upside down.'

He said: "I was on my way to Blackburn from Preston when I saw the crash.

"A dark blue Volkswagen Golf was upside down.

"There were no emergency services when I first saw the crash but later on there were multiple officers and an ambulance.

"I saw a fire engine heading towards the scene also."

A police spokesman said: We were called to reports of a car overturned.

"It had crashed into a lamppost.

"There were no injuries.

"A man in his 20s who was driving was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital as a precaution."

An Ambulance Service spokeswoman said they sent an ambulance to the scene and that someone was taken to hospital.