A man is in hospital in a critical condition after a crash which saw his car leave the M55 and land in a field.
Police were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on the M55 at around 9.40pm last night (1 October).
A grey Nissan Qashqai left the westbound carriageway on the M55 at junction 2, crashes into a roundabout at the end of the slip road and came to a rest in a field next to Edith Rigby Way.
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A man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries and is described as in a critical condition.
The junction 2 sliproads of the M55 and Edith Rigby Way itself were closed well into Thursday morning (2 October) as a result while investigation work took place.
They were lifted at around 9.20am, police confirmed.
Lancashire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.
Anyone with information can contact police on 101 quoting log 1479 of Oct 1. You can also email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk
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