POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 60-year-old woman was seriously injured on the East Lancs Road.

The accident happened at 7pm last Friday near to the Church Lane junction at Lowton.

A Ford Escort, driven by a 39-year-old St Helens man, was travelling east-bound. As it passed through the Church Lane junction it collided with the pedestrian who had stepped into the road. A Nissan Micra, driven by a 43-year-old Preston man, then collided with the rear of the Escort.

The woman was taken to Warrington Hospital. Police described her condition as serious but stable.

Accident witnesses should contact Wigan Traffic Unit on 0161 856 7072.