Woman rescued from crash by firefighters

A woman was trapped in inside her car after a crash between a Toyota RAV 4 and another vehicle.

Fire crews from Lytham and South Shore attended the incident at the junction of Common Edge Road and Progress Way, Blackpool, around 1pm today.

They used cutting equipment and small tools to free the woman from the vehicle. She was then taken to hospital by ambulance.

Emergency services left the scene just before 2pm.

The road was closed by police for a short time as a result of the collision, but is now back open.