A crash has occurred in Accrington town centre between a truck and a push bike.

The collision happened on the corner of Brown Street and Victoria Street at around 6pm.

Fire services assisted paramedics in helping the rider of the pushbike to be treated before he was sent to hospital.

His injuries are not believed to be life threatening and a police spokesman said he was conscious and able to speak to them and he was believed to have suffered a broken leg.

Police were forced to temporarily close the road following the incident which resulted in traffic problems.