Man rescued after car crash on Christmas Eve and fire crew deal with fire outside Preston pub

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Man rescued after car crash on Christmas Eve and fire crew deal with fire outside Preston pub

Posted on - 25th December, 2013 - 12:21pm | Author - Ed Walker | Posted in - Lea, Preston City Centre, Preston News

A man was rescued from his car following an accident in Lea.

Fire fighters attended the incident on Sidegreaves Lane, Lea, just before 10pm on Christmas Eve.

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The man was cut free from the car using hydraulic cutting equipment.

He was taken to Royal Preston Hospital.

A crew from Preston Fire Station also put out a fire started deliberately in a pile of rubbish behind the Bluebell pub on Back Grimshaw Street around 11pm.

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Neither incident was affected by the strike organised for Christmas Eve by the FBU, as resilience crews dealt with both incidents.

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