A MAN was seen climbing from a car covered in blood following a rush hour crash in Audley.

Witnesses described dramatic scenes as a black convertible Volkswagen Beetle and a silver Peugeot 206 collided at the junction of Accrington Road and Audley Range.

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An ambulance was also called to the crash, which happened outside Aston Pharmacy at around 4pm yesterday.

It was not immediately clear whether anybody was seriously hurt.

Passers-by were pictured watching the incident’s aftermath, and debris was left scattered across the road.

A 25-year-old man from Blackburn has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving, and driving whilst disqualified.