THE A49 has been reopened after an accident which saw it closed for more than an hour this morning, Friday, and affected traffic between Warrington and St Helens. 

Police closed Newton Road in Winwick, Warrington which takes drivers to Winwick village or towards Leigh and the M6.

Police were urging motorists to avoid the area but reopened the road around 8.10am.

The accident happened around 6.55am at the junction with Winwick Park Avenue and involved a grey Ford Fusion and a white Mitsubishi Challenger.

One woman was checked by paramedics at the scene but her injuries did not require hospital treatment and she has now been taken home.