A young van driver escaped injury after a crash on St Helens Road last night near Edge Hill.
It was a different story for his white Transit though which was written off after he hit the central reservation at speed travelling out of town; debris was strewn along the road for a good 50 metres.
He took out a number of street fittings with LCC called out to ensure their electrics were made safe after the crash which happened around 8.30pm
Police were at the scene for around an hour and sanded down the road to soak up large amounts of fuel and oil.