A MAN of 55 was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital after a road accident at the notorious Britannia crossroads in Oswaldtwistle.

A van and a four-wheel drive vehicle collided at the junction at 9.40am on Monday.

Fire crews were called to swill away fuel that had leaked on to the road.

The driver of the four-wheel vehicle was suffering from chest pains while the van driver is believed to have escaped unhurt..