A TAXI driver was rescued from a burning car by firefighters after a crash in Runcorn. Police said the collision happened at about 7.50am today on the Central Expressway northbound exit slip to Boston Avenue.
A Cheshire Constabulary spokesman said the taxi appeared to have left the road and hit a sign. The driver was treated at the scene and taken to Whiston Hospital.
The slip road and part of the Central Expressway was shut for about an hour. An air ambulance also attended. The taxi was involved in a crash on the exit slip to Boston Avenue.The taxi was involved in a crash on the exit slip to Boston Avenue.
A Cheshire Fire And Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "When the crew arrived they found a casualty inside a car which was on fire.
"Firefighters gave the casualty first aid until the ambulance arrived. "When he was in the care of paramedics the crew made the vehicle safe and cleared the area."
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