Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following collision with car in Burnley's Accrington Road

Police have confirmed that a man has been taken to hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries after he was involved in a collision with a Volkswagen car on a major road in Burnley this morning.
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As reported in the Burnley Express, police closed part of Accrington Road running past Burnley Crematorium at its junction with Rossendale Road following the accident which took place around 8-40am.

The stretch from the junction with Rossendale Road and Network 65 Business park is still closed, and drivers should avoid the area.

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