A woman has suffered serious injuries in a multi-vehicle a crash on the M65 near Blackburn.
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Police were called shortly after 7pm on Wednesday, March 13 following a report of a crash between three vehicles on the Eastbound carriageway between junction 2 (Clayton Brook/M61 J9) and  junction 3 (Hoghton).
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A Peugeot 208 overtook a Mercedes-Benz Atego HGV before losing control and colliding with the barrier.

It then came back on to the carriageway and collided with a number of vehicles.
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The passenger of the Peugeot, a woman in her 30s, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital.

The driver of the Peugeot, a man in his 40s, and a child passenger were also injured.
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The occupants of the other vehicles were not hurt. Officers closed the motorway for much of the evening as an investigation took place.
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Sgt Phil Baxendale said: “This collision has left a woman with some serious injuries.

"I would appeal for any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police or anyone with dashcam footage, to come forward and speak to police.”
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Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 1217 of March 13 or email SCIU@lancashire.police.uk.