AN eight-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy were taken to hospital after they suffered injuries in a head-on collision in Haslingden.
Police were called at shortly before 7.30pm yesterday to Roundhill Road, Haslingden, where a Vauxhall Vectra was involved in a head on collision with a Ford Focus travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Vauxhall, a 34 year old man from Haslingden, suffered bruising.
While the two children from Haslingden who were passengers in the car also suffered bruising and were taken to the Manchester Children’s Hospital.
The driver of the Ford Focus, a 48 year old man from Haslingden, suffered broken bones and was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
The road was closed for five hours for accident investigation.
Sgt Tracey Ward, of the Road Policing Unit, said: “This was a serious incident and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed either the collision itself or the Vauxhall Vectra prior to the collision to get in touch.”
Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting log number 1413 of August 16th.
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