Driver crashes into a ditch near Southport

Another speeding driver has lost control and ended up in a ditch near Southport.

Recovery trucks have been called to Long Lane in Banks after a second car in two days lost control in bad weather and skidded into a ditch.

The driver and occupants managed to escape uninjured and abandoned the vehicle leaving nothing behind.

Police have also been called to investigate whether or not the car was stolen before it lost control.