Man arrested after woman suffers serious injuries in Accrington Bypass crash
The Toyota she was in landed on its roof
A woman in her 20s is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash near the Accrington Easterly Bypass last night (13 October).
A Toyota CH-R travelling north approached the roundabout at junction 8 at around 8pm, when it was hit from behind by a Mercedes C220 driving in the same direction.
Both vehicles ended up on the grass, with the Toyota landing on its roof.
The injured woman, who is from Nelson, was taken to hospital. The driver, a man in his 40s from Nelson, suffered minor injuries.
The driver of the Mercedes, a man in his 60s from Manchester, was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Sgt Craig Booth, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said:
"This collision has left a woman with some really serious injuries and I would appeal for any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police, or anyone who may have dashcam footage, to get in touch with us."
Anyone with information is asked to contact 101, quoting log 1183 of 13 October.