Firefighters taken to hospital after crash

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June 15, 2024 at 1:10 p.m.·1 min read

Fire engine being recovered after incident on M65 — Police were called to the scene of an overturned fire engine [AlexHargreaves]

Four firefighters have been taken to hospital after their vehicle overturned on a motorway slip road.

The crash happened at about 14:30 BST on the westbound carriageway at junction 10 on the M65 near Burnley.

The firefighters were taken to hospital by the North West Ambulance Service, Lancashire Police said.

The road has been shut, with the force adding it anticipated it would be "closed for some time".

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