OFFICERS are hunting two men who fled the scene of a two-car crash in Darwen this morning.

The crash, involving a red Ford Fiesta and a silver Citroen C3 happened in Sudell Road at around 4.50am.

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Police said following the crash two men in the Fiesta fled the scene.

The female driver of the Citroen received minor injuries.

A police spokeswoman said: "Enquiries are ongoing to trace the two men and I would appeal for anyone with information to contact police via 101."

The spokeswoman could not confirm whether the Fiesta had been stolen.

Firefighters from Darwen Station were called out to the incident but were only required to make the scene secure. A road closure was put in place whilst investigation work was carried out and the vehicles were recovered.