A person was air-lifted to hospital following a ‘serious crash’ in an off-road quarry.

The Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team were called at 8.30pm last night (July 25) after a farm vehicle accident near Delf Hill, near Briercliffe.

Emergency services were called to the quarry where two casualties were removed from an all-terrain vehicle.

One casualty was taken out of the vehicle by the fire brigade and dealt with by ambulance crews before being flown to hospital.

The other casualty, who suffered multiple injuries, was extracted then taken to hospital by ambulance.

A spokesperson for the rescue team said: “The team were called out at 20:30 to assist the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust with a farm vehicle accident near Delf Hill.

“As details became clear it was an ATV in the off-road quarry which had a serious crash. NWAS, NWAA, FIRE and POLICE all on scene too.

“One casualty was extracted from the vehicle by the fire brigade and dealt with by NWAA before being flown to hospital.

“Team paramedics assisted with treating the other casualty who has multiple injuries before they were extracted on the team stretched and then conveyed in the team vehicle to be handed over to ambulance for onward transport to hospital.”