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Man 'punctures lung' as car crashes into tree
8:39am Thursday 29th November 2007
By Sally Henfield »
A MAN who was a passenger in a car that crashed into a tree was today in a stable condition in hospital.
The car had been travelling along Johnson New Road, Hoddlesden, at 3.35am today when the driver lost control on a bend.
The passenger suffered head injuries and a possible punctured lung.
He has been placed in a medical coma in hospital, but is in a stable condition.
The driver also suffered minor injuries. Both men are in their early 20s.
Police shut the road for several hours while the crash scene was investigated.
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