LUCKY ESCAPE after car flips on to its roof on Coastal road

Emergency services say a family were lucky to escape alive from a horrific crash on the coast road this afternoon (Saturday 23 February 2019).

A car spun out of control and flipped upside down along the Ainsdale stretch of the coastal road shortly after 4pm this afternoon.

One witness says the car travelling down the quiet stretch before it hit a sand dune on the left, flipped and spun wildly out of control leaving the occupants trapped.

Emergency services were called and fire crews were put on standby for fears that they may need to cut people free.

However the family managed to escape of their own accord. Any witnesses are asked to call 101 to help police with their enquiries.