A VAN ended up overturned after it crashed into a wall in a serious crash.

Police officers were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving one vehicle on Newton Road in Lowton shortly before 12.30am on Friday, August 12.

Police say initial inquiries suggest that the vehicle, a white Ford Transit van, was travelling southbound down Newton Road towards the junction with Winwick Lane.

The van left the carriageway and collided with a wall of a private property on Newton Road and overturned the vehicle.

Officers attended the scene, and the driver was extracted from the vehicle and taken to hospital. The cause of this incident is yet to be determined, police said earlier today.

  • Anyone who witnessed this incident, or anyone who may have dash cam or footage showing the incident is asked to contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident 079 of August 12, 2022. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.