Car overturns after hitting tree in Burnley

12:47pm Wednesday 6th March 2013 in News

A CAR has overturned after knocking over a tree in Burnley this morning.

The Nissan Note vehicle struck the tree on Florence Avenue in Burnley, with tree then falling onto the car.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident at 11.50am with reports that the driver was trapped in the vehicle.

However, a spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue said that on arrival the male driver had been able to escape from the car and was being assessed for any injuries.

Recovery services were then called to clear both the car and the tree.

Comments (2)

2:44pm Wed 6 Mar 13

doctor1970 says...

Sounds like someone has been joyriding
Sounds like someone has been joyriding doctor1970

4:27pm Wed 6 Mar 13

darwenTower says...

doctor1970 wrote:
Sounds like someone has been joyriding
In a Nissan Note?
[quote][p][bold]doctor1970[/bold] wrote: Sounds like someone has been joyriding[/p][/quote]In a Nissan Note? darwenTower

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