A MAJOR road out of Blackburn has been closed following a crash between two cars.
The incident has happened on the A677 Preston New Road, Mellor, close to Stanley House, at 7.25am this morning and has involved a silver Peugeot coupe and a black Peugeot car.
*Road Closure* Please be aware officers are dealing with a Road Traffic Collision near Stanley House Mellor. We have the road closed between Mire Ash Brow and Branch Road. If travelling this way please try and find an alternative route.
— LancsPolice (@LancsPolice) February 7, 2018
A police spokesman said there was a side-on impact between the cars and a the coupe came to a stop in a bush.
A partial road closure has been put in place between the junctions of Mire Ash Brow and Branch Road.
A spokesman for the Lancashire Fire Service said: "We were called at around 7.43am to the incident.
"Two fire engines from Blackburn went to the scene of a crash involving two vehicles.
"There was a person trapped in one of the vehicles and we worked with paramedics to cut them out and they were passed to paramedics."
A spokesman for the North West Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a road traffic collision involving two vehicles where we sent a rapid response vehicle and ambulance.
"One person was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital complaining of pains to their leg and chest."
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