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Driver 'thrown from car' by head-on crash
5:38pm Sunday 30th March 2008
By Sally Henfield »
A DRIVER is believed to have been thrown out of his car by the impact of a head-on smash.
Police, who have not yet been able to speak to the motorist, think the 25-year-old man was thrown through the side passenger window of his red Volkswagen Golf when it collided with a silver Peugeot 207.
He was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital with suffering from cuts and a head injury, which was not thought to be life threatening.
Police said the Peugeot was shunted backwards by the force of the collision, hitting a solid dry stone wall. A 64-year-old man was treated in hospital for cracked ribs. A 64-year-old woman was treated for bruising.
The man, from Accrington, had been driving from the direction of Whalley, along Whalley Road, at around midday today when the collision happened, close to the Portfield Bar traffic lights on the Read, Great Harwood and Whalley border.
Police are investigating whether the man was trying to make an "overtaking manoeuvre" on a straight stretch of road when he collided with the Peugeot, which was heading towards Whalley.
The Volkswagen was spun round by the impact and came to a rest about 40 metres away, on the wrong side of the carriageway.
Police said the driver was found outside the vehicle and officers are investigating whether or not he was wearing seat belt at the time of the crash.
Sergeant Mick Young, road policing unit, said: "We believe the driver may have exited the vehicle from the passenger window while it was pirouetting, because of the cuts and bruises he sustained.
"However, it is possible that he may have let himself out of the vehicle.
"Officers will be talking to him, but we would also appeal for anyone who may have witnessed the crash to come forward."
Police closed off the road while the accident was investigated and a fire crew from Hyndburn were called to help secure the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the road policing unit on 01254 51212.
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Soap Box, The Real World says...
1:44pm Mon 31 Mar 08
ruthieruthie, not lancs says...
10:37am Mon 31 Mar 08
Alan Hansen wrote:If you read the report properly, pillock, you will see the reporter is merely quoting the police officer, and the reporter has not used the term without reason. I suggest the education system has let you down sir.
What the hell has PIROUETTING got to do with a road accident....clearly the education system is letting this reporter down,how have you become a journalist i will never know.
Dave, Hapton says...
10:33am Mon 31 Mar 08
The word pirouetting is in a direct quote you clod
Merlin, The Voice of Reason, Ramsbottom says...
10:10am Mon 31 Mar 08
blackburn boy wrote:Really, have you changed nationality overnight?
couple of days ago it was an asian guy now its polish listen wake up to reality we areno longer english
Stupid boy.
Sarah, Lancs says...
9:47am Mon 31 Mar 08
vikingpower wrote:No. They are there to obtain money from people driving a couple of miles over the speed limit. Not to stop people drink-driving, drug-driving, driving unroadworthy, untaxed or uninsured cars, driving while too tired or if blind or otherwise impaired or just a bad driver, or failing to wear a seatbelt. They have replaced police officers on the roads, which has made the roads more dangerous. There are now more dangerous vehicles and impaired drivers on the road, and there is nothing to stop them.
So do speed cameras really reduce accidents?,because what ive read in the telegraph of late seems to suggest otherwise.
vikingpower, blackburn says...
7:44am Mon 31 Mar 08
blackburn boy, blackburn says...
11:52pm Sun 30 Mar 08
FRANK, BB6 says...
11:39pm Sun 30 Mar 08
Gene Hunt, Mars says...
10:29pm Sun 30 Mar 08
Alan Hansen wrote:It makes a nice change from the usual, 'spun out of control'line, and its spelt correctly.
What the hell has PIROUETTING got to do with a road accident....clearly the education system is letting this reporter down,how have you become a journalist i will never know.
Alan Hansen, Match of the day says...
10:03pm Sun 30 Mar 08
John, Ribble Valley says...
9:57pm Sun 30 Mar 08
me wrote:An your typing and spelling skills are of even better! NOT.
dont give up yer day job as your typing skills suck
me, bburn says...
8:33pm Sun 30 Mar 08
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The Peugeot 207 involved in the crash in Whalley Road, close to Portfield Bar traffic lights
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