Highway maintenance vehicle ends up on its side after crash involving car on Norcross Roundabout
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Emergency services were called to a collision involving a flatbed truck and a car on Norcross Roundabout at around 2.30pm on Monday (January 15).
The incident occurred near the junction with Norcross Lane.
Pictures from the scene show the highway maintenance vehicle ended up on its side following the crash.
A lamppost was also knocked over in the collision.
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Hide AdPolice confirmed the incident was "damage only" and no injuries were reported.
"Bad bump at Norcross roundabout," one resident wrote on social media.
"May cause issues with traffic towards Bispham, Cleveleys and Fleetwood shortly."
Another added: "Just been past now. No hold ups at the moment but there will be when the recovery truck comes."
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Hide AdA spokesman for National Highways said: "We cannot speculate on the cause of incidents.
"However, the safety of road users is our top priority and we routinely review the operation of our motorways and major A roads to ensure they are operating as safely as possible.
"We delivered the roundabout improvement at Norcross junction to tackle congestion and make it safer and fairer for people negotiating the junction from the local road network.
"The layout of the roundabout is not unusual in itself but we are considering adjustments to make travelling through it more intuitive for drivers."
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