Man taken to hospital after high speed crash on M6

A man was rescued from his car following a high speed crash on the M6 near Lancaster, say fire services.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Feb 2018, 06:56 BST
Updated 28th Feb 2018, 08:00 BST
The car left the road on the southbound carriageway and collided with a tree down an embankment just after junction 33.The car left the road on the southbound carriageway and collided with a tree down an embankment just after junction 33.
The car left the road on the southbound carriageway and collided with a tree down an embankment just after junction 33.

The car left the road on the southbound carriageway and collided with a tree down an embankment just after junction 33.

Four fire engines from Lancaster, Garstang and Fulwood were called out to the incident at around midnight on Wednesday February 21.

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Fire crews originally received reports of a 'trapped person in a burning car' but on arrival it was found that the car was smoking but not actually alight.

The car left the road on the southbound carriageway and collided with a tree down an embankment just after junction 33.The car left the road on the southbound carriageway and collided with a tree down an embankment just after junction 33.
The car left the road on the southbound carriageway and collided with a tree down an embankment just after junction 33.

A spokesman for the fire service said: "The car left the road and crashed into a tree down an embankment.

"This was a high speed accident and the man had an extremely lucky escape."

The man was taken to hospital with what were believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

Crews remained at the scene for around 40 minutes.

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