A young man is in hospital with serious injuries following an early morning crash.

Emergency services were called to Hyndburn Road in Great Harwood at 4.45am on Sunday (October 30) after receiving reports that a Vauxhall Corsa had lost control on a bend and crashed into a tree.

The car was travelling in the direction of Whalley Road at the time of the incident.

The driver of the car, a man in his 20s from Blackburn, suffered relatively minor injuries and was taken to hospital. 

A passenger, a man in his 20s from Great Harwood, suffered serious injuries and remains in a serious condition in hospital. 

Police are now appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Sgt Martin Wilcock, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: This collision has left a young man with some very serious injuries and I would appeal to anyone who saw the collision itself, or the Corsa in the moments before the collision, or who has any dashcam footage, to get in touch.” 

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting log number 0375 of October 30.

Alternatively you can email SCIU@lancashire.police.uk