Woman taken to hospital after crash

Emergency services were called to a road accident in Blackpool.

The incident happened on Midgeland Road in Blackpool, near the junction with Stockydale Road, shortly before noon on Saturday.

A Ford Fiesta collided with a parked car. It is believed the female driver may have suffered a medical episode at the wheel.

Firecrews and paramedics were called to assist the woman from the car. She was taken to hospital.

Police shut the road to traffic between Progress Way and Highfield Road.