Children escape serious harm in crash with parked car

Two small children were among those who escaped a Blackpool crash with just minor injuries.
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The pair were passengers in a Vauxhall Meriva Energy when it hit a parked Toyota Auris, police said.

The emergency services were called to Penrose Avenue, which stretches from Vicarage Lane to Cherry Tree Road behind Asda in Marton, at around 7.30pm yesterday, a spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said.

The road was closed for an hour while officers dealt with the crash and the cars were recovered.

Number three buses were diverted.