THE North West Air Ambulance took a child to Alder Hey Hospital earlier this morning.

It is believed the child was brought via ambulance from a private address and taken to the helicopter.

A spokesman from the North West Air Ambulance said: "We attended Royal Blackburn Hospital to take a child who had suffered a trauma and took them to Alder Hey Hospital."

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Meanwhile, police said they were not dealing with any incidents as two helicopters were seen flying around Blackburn this morning.

Sirens could be heard in the town centre.

A police spokesman said: "There is no emergency call out and you can only assume that they were doing something mundane such as mapping of the area."