A 16-YEAR-OLD girl was taken to hospital after she had a fit in Burnley.

The incident happened at around 2.30am in a woodland area off Padiham Road.

Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team were called by paramedics to help carry her out of the wood to the ambulance.

A spokesman for the group said when they arrived at the scene she had already been taken to the ambulance by medical staff.

The mountain rescue team were stood down at around 4am.