Elderly woman airlifted to hospital following crash near Sawley

AN ELDERLY woman had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering several broken bones when her car collided with another vehicle.

At 12.45pm on Sunday the 89-year old and her 85-year-old female passenger were travelling along the A59 Sawley Brow at Clitheroe when the red Ford Ka collided with a BMW. The BMW then collided with a tractor.

The driver of the Ka suffered a broken ankle, broken rib and injuries to her neck and back. She was airlifted to the Royal Blackburn Hospital .

Her passenger, who was also taken to hospital, and the 37-year-old BMW driver received some bruising.

The 23-year-old man tractor driver was uninjured.

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