A 45 year-old woman refused hospital treatment after escaping from a vehicle which collided with a lamp post in Prescot.

Firefighters from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended Stelet Way at around 2.20pm today and the woman was out of the vehicle when firefighters arrived.

She was assessed by paramedics but refused hospital treatment. A fire appliance from Whiston Community Fire Station attended and firefighters were there for around 20 minutes.