A MANHUNT has been launched after a car smashed into a popular Ribble Valley pub before the driver fled the scene.

Police were called to the Bonny Inn in Clayton-le-Dale at 9.20pm last night after the red Fiat Punto ploughed through the porch of the pub, which has only recently re-opened after renovation works.

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Residents reported the male driver of the van, who was said to be wearing a dark grey hoodie, running through the back of nearby gardens.

Police sent out multiple patrols to look for the man but as yet no arrests have been made.

Nobody in the pub was injured in the crash.

Some structural damage has been done to the exterior of the building on Ribchester Road.

A police spokesman said: "We were called at 9.20pm on October 5 to reports a red Fiat Punto had collided with a pub in Ribchester Road, Clayton-le-Dale. It appears the vehicle collided with the front porch of the pub.

"A male has been seen running from the scene. Patrols were sent out to locate the male. No arrests have been made.

"The male is believed to have been wearing a grey hoodie."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting log number 1397 of October 5th.