A 44-YEAR-old was airlifted to hospital after their vehicle left the Grane Road and landed in a field.

The patient was taken to Royal Preston Hospital by the North West Air Ambulance after the incident in Haslingden at around 4pm today.

The land ambulance attended the scene where police had stopped traffic.

A spokeswoman from the air ambulance said the patient was immobile and was taken to hospital for observation.