Police made an arrest and dealt with a road traffic collision during a busy shift in Preston at the weekend.

Officers were first called to a domestic incident on Saturday shortly after starting their patrol.

A safeguarding referral was submitted following the incident.

Later in the shift, police attended a crash in which a car had struck a lamp post.

Officers found the driver was disqualified after he initially provided false details.

A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “Driver was arrested and our highways attended to make the scene safe.”

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Driver gave false details after crashing into lamppost in Preston, police say