Teenager taken to hospital after crashing into a tree on a major Wigan road

A teenager was cut from the wreckage of a car after it careered out of control and crashed into a tree on a main Wigan road.
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Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were scrambled to the incident on Ashton Road in Billinge, at around 2.50pm this afternoon (February 16).

The 17-year-old driver has since been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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The road was closed following the incidentThe road was closed following the incident
The road was closed following the incident

Pictures taken of the scene show a fire crew working on getting the motorist safely out of the shattered vehicle and the road, which is part of the “two-mile stretch” sealed off to traffic in both directions.

No other vehicle was involved.

Traffic was diverted while the road between Garswood and Billinge remained closed.