A TEENAGER has been arrested after a stolen car flipped onto its roof in Burnley yesterday.

Police said the 16-year-old boy from Burnley had been arrested on suspicion of burglary and aggravated vehicle taking.

A Land Rover Discovery, stolen following a burglary in Mellor Close, Rosehill, crashed in Gannow Lane, at 5.50am.

Officers said the 16-year-old boy was in custody and due to be questioned later today.

A 19-year-old man, who was injured in the crash, remained in a critical condition in Royal Blackburn Hospital.

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