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A woman has been arrested after a car careered out of control and crashed into railings on a main Wigan road.

Emergency services were called to Standish High Street at around 9.50am on Friday September 22 to find a grey Volkswagen four-by-four had come to grief.

Paramedics were called to the scene but their services were not required.

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A general view of Standish High Street near to where the collision took place

A crew from Wigan fire station was also called but, with no-one trapped, their main job was to make the damaged vehicle safe by isolating the fuel line. The car was later towed away.

A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: “We were called at 9.50am today to reports of a road traffic collision between a car and railing on Wigan Road, Standish.

"A woman in her 30s was arrested on suspicion of failing to provide a sample to officers.”

A spokesman for the Wigan fire crew said that the railings purpose of protecting pedestrians and property had done their job.

Woman arrested after out-of-control car smashes into railings on Wigan street

Anyone with information about the incident should ring police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.