Woman seriously injured after BMW lands in ditch in Bretherton
Woman seriously injured after BMW lands in ditch

A woman in her 20s was taken to hospital with serious injuries after the BMW she was travelling in left the road and landed in a ditch in Bretherton.

Emergency services were called at around 10.10pm on Saturday, November 14, to Cocker Bar Road in Bretherton, north of Merseyside, following reports of a crash.

Incident details

The incident involved a BMW 3 series which had failed to negotiate a right-hand bend and left the road, landing in a ditch. The passenger, a woman in her 20s, became trapped in the vehicle before being taken to hospital.

The driver, a man in his 30s, was also taken to hospital with injuries to his face.

Police appeal

Sgt Kasim Hussain of Lancashire Police's Roads Policing Team said: "This happened in a rural location, and we are trying to find out why the car left the carriageway."

"If you witnessed what happened or have dashcam or CCTV footage from the area, we ask you to contact police."

Anyone with information or footage is asked to call 101, quoting log 1338 of 14th November, or email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.